Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ, YYH, or the characters. Just my OCs.

This is kind of a filler chapter, but kind of needed to move this all along XD

Kaiya could barely sleep the night before she was supposed to go to Capsule Corp. to meet the Z fighters. Part of her was nervous about the whole ordeal. She had spoken to her cousin, Nariko, the day before as well as her own mother, explaining to them and only them about the whole thing with Jiro, Frieza, and her being a Saiyan. Nariko freaked out much like she did when she found out Kaiya was a demon, although this was a lot less drama filled without the demon hunters. Her mother was understanding, as always, but was still in shock regarding the whole alien abduction.

Kaiya sighed looking outside at the night sky. Part of her really wanted to go outside and just stare at the stars. She had always loved going camping as a child, but it had been a long time since then. As an adult, it was harder to enjoy those things, such as the gathering of wood and making of s'mores, due to the fact that she was always studying or on some case for Spirit World. And now that she knew of her Saiyan side, she couldn't help but enjoy stargazing and reveling in the sight of the universe in front of her. It seemed amazing to her that all the stars in the sky were much more than that, possibly with another alien race living on those dots. Who knew? Maybe they were looking at Earth too.

"You should be asleep," Hiei stated walking into the living room.

"Can't," Kaiya admitted leaning her head on her bent knees, looking over to her boyfriend.

"Nervous or excited?" Hiei asked her, joining her on the windowsill.

"A bit of both I guess," Kaiya replied. "I really don't know why."

"I don't think you have to worry about tomorrow," Hiei told her. "You said Bulma seems to be excited about introducing you."

"Yeah, but Vegeta isn't," Kaiya sighed. "I just don't know what to think."

"I did not want Yukina bonding with anyone here at first," Hiei pointed out. "I didn't have a say because I wouldn't tell her who I was. Vegeta hasn't been on Earth all that long and, at best, only sees Bulma as an acquaintance. He probably doesn't see her friends as his, especially when he's the reason some of them are dead."

"But they're getting wished back," Kaiya stated, knowing full well the things Vegeta did on Earth the year prior. "He can't still feel guilty about taking their lives."

Hiei sighed. "You've never had to kill, whether it be for fun or survival," he pointed out, "and hopefully you will never have to. That feeling of complete disregard for the other's life is what can never leave you, not matter what you do or how many lives you save since."

"But you need, and he needs, to let it go," Kaiya said looking away from the window and into her boyfriend's eyes. "Those actions defined you once, but they don't now. Why can you see that?"

"Habit," Hiei muttered. "It's a hard habit to break."

"Well, I say work towards breaking it," Kaiya suggested. "It won't happen overnight, but try to forgive yourself."

"Hn," Hiei replied, effectively ending the conversation. "You should go to bed. Where I don't see tomorrow being too bad, rest is required on your part."

"Yeah," Kaiya trailed off. "It's funny. Vegeta said Saiyans don't require a lot of sleep, but I feel so much better once I sleep. I think it's something he convinced himself of."

Hiei didn't respond other than saying, "Goodnight, Kaiya." Kaiya took the hint and left the room to go to bed. Meanwhile, Hiei remained on the windowsill, staring up at the night sky. He sighed before allowing himself to drift off into darkness.

Vegeta was still training by the time Saturday had come. The entire day had been constant training with no interruptions and no meals. When the sun came up, that was when Kakarot would be back. He would finally be able to prove himself and get the Earthling warrior's tips on becoming a Super Saiyan. His pride would be restored, and then he would take his place as ruler of the universe.

Then Vegeta froze as he walked out of the GR. No, he wouldn't be able to do that anymore. He had a tie here, and he knew that he would never be able to stay away for long. Kaiya needed him, but Vegeta didn't know if he'd be willing to give up his original plan for her. It had been a long time since Vegeta felt the need to protect anyone else or make them proud of him. Frieza stripped him of that quality, and Vegeta had gone along with it sending Raditz to his death and ending Nappa himself. The Saiyan prince shook his head trying to rid himself of the memories. He couldn't believe he allow Frieza to mold him into…that.

Vegeta sneered and growled at the memories of his former master and entered the compound through the kitchen door. He found that the lights were still on, which was highly unusual. What was even more unusual was that he found Bulma up as well drinking a beverage that humans would deem "alcoholic." Vegeta grimaced. He hated those types of drinks, especially with how they affected Saiyans.

He stepped into the kitchen making Bulma tense when she heard him step onto the hard floor. She turned to see him standing in the doorway and smiled. "Hey Vegeta," she said, obviously not completely affected by her drink yet. "I hope you enjoyed your training session. Dinner is in the fridge."

Vegeta simply nodded in acknowledgement. He went to the fridge and started piling food on the plate that was left out for him. Then Bulma sighed, and Vegeta waited for her to start bombarding him with a conversation he knew he would find pointless.

"So, the guys are going to be back tomorrow," Bulma pointed out. Yup, he found it pointless already. "I can't believe it's been so long since I saw Yamcha."

Vegeta had to force himself not to scoff. He had heard enough of the woman talking about her on-again-off-again boyfriend too often. He hadn't even known who she was referring to until he saw pictures around the house and the woman's mother was talking to him about them. He was just the weakling warrior who was so full of himself, yet was taken out by one of the Saibamen in less than a moment. Vegeta's eyes narrowed at his plate of food. He did not want to see that guy the next day.

"I'm glad that Kaiya said she wanted to come," Bulma continued. Vegeta tensed again, clutching onto a glass he had just filled with water. "She's such a sweetheart, Vegeta. I never got to have any siblings. I'm a little jealous."

Vegeta turned to flash her a look of annoyance and confusion. Bulma just laughed at the look on his face. "Lighten up," she said. "I just meant that you're lucky to have someone like her. She really looks up to you."

"She shouldn't," Vegeta replied, feeling a sense of déjà vu. "There's nothing for her to look up to."

"I bet she doesn't see it that way," Bulma chided gently smiling at Vegeta when he shot her a look of incredulousness. "I mean it, Vegeta. Can you honestly blame her? On a ship full of scary aliens she had never seen, you were the only one to look after her."

Vegeta looked away and shrugged. "It was my job," he reminded her, hoping she'd drop it.

"Did you job include sending her safely back home?" Bulma pressed.

Well, he knew she had him there. No, it wasn't his job to protect her like that. He treated her differently than anyone else in his life. He wasn't willing to accept punishment for sending her away before he found out she was his sister, hence the reason she had still been on the ship; but once he knew, he couldn't ignore it. He couldn't fight the need to protect her life at all costs. She had been his only attachment, the only one he allowed himself to have despite not wanting them.

And now Frieza was dead. There was nothing preventing him from taking care of her and protecting her. The tyrant could never hurt either of them again, unless you counted the memories and nightmares. Ruling the universe? He lost that desire and drive from being on this planet. Besides, if he ruled, he would not do it like Frieza had. He was not the same killer he had been, or at least he didn't want to be. But maybe he didn't have to rule. What if he truly did decide to stay?

"I'm going to bed," Vegeta announced abruptly, swiftly marching out of the kitchen.

Bulma smiled as she watched the Saiyan leave. She had been around him enough to know that something she had said may have finally broken through to him. The heiress couldn't wait until the next morning, and not just because they would be able to wish some of their friends back. She was happy that it would be another great bonding activity for the two Saiyans, and those moments were something they both seemed to need.

Kaiya and Hiei drove over to Capsule Corp. the next morning and were surprised to see so many people. Kaiya had never seen all the Namekians at once and now they were all outside with Bulma and her family. There was also a black-haired woman and a little boy, as well as another Namekian wearing a turban that Kaiya had yet to meet. There was also some old guy. Both fire demons watched in amusement as he tried to grope Bulma before she beat him into the ground. The only person they hadn't seen yet was Vegeta.

"I wonder where he is," Kaiya mused.

"Hn, probably waiting for you," Hiei told her. "Let's go."

"Hiei, there's a lot of people," Kaiya pointed out. "Are you going to be okay?"

"I hate crowds because people annoy me. I don't have issues with crowds in general."

Kaiya sighed as she unbuckled herself. "If you say so."

Kaiya and Hiei exited her car and walked over to the large group. Bulma spotted them first and was quick to welcome them before her mother ran to Kaiya and nearly choked the life out of her. Vegeta watched from the shadows as his sister was smothered with the love and affection he didn't know if he could give her. He watched Hiei follow her around glaring at anyone he didn't know that attempted to get near her.

"So anyways, you know my parents and you've seen some of the Namekians," Bulma conversed. "Piccolo is over by that tree." She pointed to a Namekian sitting under the large oak tree. He just glanced at Kaiya before returning to a meditative state. Kaiya didn't feel all that great when his eyes coldly bore into hers. She had no idea why he had been acting like that when she never met him.

Bulma then led Kaiya and Hiei to three humans. "And this is Roshi. He trained my friends Goku, Krillin, and Yamcha. And this is Chi Chi and Gohan. Gohan is half-Saiyan and Chi Chi is his mother."

Kaiya smiled, her tail swishing excitedly back and forth, before she knelt in front of the little boy. Gohan acted a little shy which seemed to shock both Bulma and Chi Chi as Gohan had finally been coming out of his shell. The Saiyan princess seemed oblivious to the fact and was still as cheery as ever. "Hi," she greeted. "I'm Kaiya."

"I know," Gohan replied nervously. "I heard from my friend, Dende, that you're Vegeta's sister."

"I am," Kaiya answered, not fully understanding why Gohan seemed so wary of her. "He's been a really great big brother to me."

Vegeta's heart nearly stopped when he heard what she said, especially after observing the animosity held towards her for merely being related to him. What she had told Kakarot's brat was far from the truth. He was not a good big brother to or for her. In his own mind, he had been the worst person imaginable to her, causing her nothing but pain. She deserved something other than what he could offer, yet she still spoke so highly of him, and to his rival's son no less whom he had also treated poorly.

"Really?" he heard the boy ask in surprised.

"Why is that so unexpected?" Kaiya asked.

"Okay," Bulma said, drawing attention away from the topic of discussion. "We should probably get started. The soon we get our friends back, the better."

"Oh that's right," one of the Namekians Kaiya didn't know called out. "We wanted to tell you to make all of your wishes for all of your friends back. We can wait to find a new home."

"Are you sure?" Bulma asked him. When she received a nod, she grinned. "Alright, you heard the man. Let's get this show on the road."

Gohan's shyness disappeared when a young Namekian ran over to him and the Dragon Balls. Kaiya remembered the little Namekian having run into after a training session with her brother. "Hey, Dende, right?" she asked.

The little Namekian turned to Kaiya and flashed her a small smiled. "You remembered me?" he asked.

"Of course," Kaiya replied returning the smile. "You're the one who helped me when I got lost in there." She pointed to Capsule Corp. for dramatic effect. Dende laughed, and when Gohan saw how laid back his friend was with the Saiyan princess, he seemed to lose the nervousness and animosity he held towards her.

Bulma smiled, but then frowned and looked back to her home wondering where Vegeta was. She knew he couldn't stand her friends, but his sister was there. Surely he had sensed her arrival. Why was he acting so distant? She started to wonder if it had anything to do with their conversation the night before. Maybe she hadn't talked sense into him like she had hoped.

"Um, Bulma, shouldn't we make the wishes now?" Gohan asked holding a little more confidence in his voice than before.

Bulma, broken out of her thoughts, exclaimed, "Gohan, you're right! It's time to get your father back."

With the help of Dende, Bulma called upon the dragon. A large, green dragon appeared in the sky freaking out many of the passersby. Bulma looked over to Kaiya to gage her reaction and saw her smiling to Hiei who was smirking. They must have been having some kind of conversation telepathically, but heck if Bulma knew what they could be talking about. She had a job to do anyway, so she focused on the task at hand.

The first wish was to bring two people, Krillin and Goku, to Earth's check-in station. Apparently the wish could not be fulfilled because the one they called Goku was still alive. This shocked everyone, but then they changed the wish to bring Goku to Earth. That wish could also not be fulfilled because Goku was staying away purposefully and refused to come.

Faces fell in the group, and actually Chi Chi nearly had an outburst. Kaiya looked over to Gohan who looked devastated at the fact that his father was choosing to stay away longer. Smiling sadly, Kaiya picked up the small boy and hugged him. Gohan, initially shocked, relaxed when he realized he was safe.

"It'll be okay, Gohan," Kaiya whispered to him. "Your dad will be back. I just know it. He's probably just training to be ready for the next opponent."

Gohan smiled when she said this, and Kaiya set him back down. Chi Chi looked over to the young girl and mouthed over a "thank you." Kaiya just smiled and motioned that it was no big deal. She understood the disappointment, but thankfully it was for a different circumstance. From what she heard from Bulma, Goku was a good father.

Something inside Vegeta snapped when he heard that Kakarot was purposefully staying away. The Saiyan's return was the only thing that had originally been keeping him there. Now, he couldn't understand why he wouldn't return. He had a family there, as well as many enemies. Did he honestly mean to leave his wife and child unprotected? And did he truly plan on keeping Vegeta waiting for a rematch? Yes, those were two completely unrelated things, but Vegeta was angered by the lack of consideration on the other full-blooded Saiyan's part. He then made a snap decision and made his way to the spaceship he had been using for training.

Everyone was surprised to hear and then see the ship take off, but none was more surprised than Kaiya. She had expected to see her brother, but he just left so abruptly. Hiei grabbed her wrist, bringing her attention to him. He looked incredibly concerned, but Kaiya just smiled remembering her brother's words from a couple days ago.

"He'll be back," she said. "He just can't stay on one planet for too long. Habit, you know?"

Hiei nodded in understanding with her using the reason from their conversation the night before; however, Bulma wasn't as accepting.

"Still, he could have at least said 'goodbye' first," she complained.

"He's not one for 'goodbyes,'" Kaiya stated with a shrug, remembering Vegeta knocking her out on Frieza's ship. "I can hardly blame him, though. It's not 'goodbye;' it's 'see you soon.'"

After Bulma thought about it for a moment, she sighed. "Well, we still have the wishes to make."

Dende instructed the dragon to send Krillin to the check in station. He was then wished back to life and walked through a glowing portal. "Hn," Hiei replied with a smirk. Kaiya stared at him questioningly. "Koenma must be having a field day right now with souls being wished back to life at the drop of a pin."

Kaiya just chuckled and shook her head. She sometimes forgot how much her boyfriend despised the Spirit World ruler. This was serving as a type of amusement for him. Now, the remaining question was who would be wished back next. No one seemed to want to make that choice.

Eventually, a voice was heard, even by Kaiya and Hiei who were tuned in telepathically. The two of them shrugged to one another, not sure where this new voice was coming from. The voice said it was okay for the others to wish someone named Yamcha back and that Tien and Chiaotzu would be wished back the next time the Dragon Balls were active, another 130 day wait. The names were unfamiliar to the two fire demons, but they waited patiently for Yamcha to be wished back.

When Yamcha walked out of the glowing portal, Kaiya whispered to Hiei, "Koenma owned count, five."

"Five?" Hiei asked.

"Yusuke twice," she started to list counting on her fingers, "me, and now two people, all being revived. His hundred year speech was such a crock."

"Well," Gohan whispered to them, "almost everyone here was wished back to life before, even my dad and Vegeta. Krillin was wished back twice, and Chiaotzu will have also been wished back twice."

Hiei couldn't help but chuckle, playfully elbowing Kaiya. "Imagine the paperwork." Kaiya burst out laughing, though not loud enough to draw attention to herself. Gohan was confused as to what paperwork they were referring to. Then, as Kaiya sobered up from the joke, she frowned.

"Wait," she said as calmly as she could muster, "you said that Vegeta was brought back to life. How did it happen?"

Gohan hesitated in telling Kaiya. He himself was still suffering from the nightmares. Even Vegeta's death was painful for him to remember, especially being paired with the story he told.

"It was-"

"Yamcha!" Bulma exclaimed happily, running over to the man whose life was now restored.

Gohan breathed out a breath of relief when Kaiya's attention was drawn away from her question. He noticed Hiei looking at him, glaring, making him nervous. What the young demi-Saiyan didn't realize was that Hiei was not glaring at him but glaring after learning the reason for Vegeta's death, speech and all. He too was relieved that Kaiya had gotten distracted and hoped she would stay that way. It was clear that she had not seen all of Vegeta's memories, meaning he had not seen all of hers either.

Meanwhile, Kaiya was staring at the man whom Bulma was with. She remembered Bulma telling her about Yamcha during girl talk once before. The two of them had dated in the past, but had broken it off for reasons Bulma did not disclose. Kaiya had shrugged it off at the time, but then she has seen the way Vegeta and Bulma acted around each other. Part of her had hoped that the two of them would be together. She kept that thought to herself, though.

Everyone seemed to make their way back into Capsule Corp. when Yamcha finally asked, "Hey, who's the girl, and who is that guy with her? She's kind of hot."

He was just teasing, Kaiya knew, but neither she nor Hiei found it funny. Hiei glared and growled at the offender, taking Kaiya's hand his, making the human chuckle nervously. "Lighten up, dude," he said. "I was just kidding. Obviously she's your girlfriend. I just wanted to know who you two were."

Kaiya narrowed her eyes, sighed, and stated, "Joke or not, it's disrespectful to speak to someone's girlfriend in such a manner. Plus, if you want to know who we are, just ask our damn names."

Yamcha was startled by how the girl could go from speaking eloquently one second to cursing the next. "Fine, then," he muttered. "Who are you?"

Kaiya smirked victoriously and decided to grace him with a response. "My name is Kaiya Ishii, and that is much better."

Yamcha just rolled his eyes and looked to Hiei. "And you?"

"Hiei," he said with a slight growl. "And speak to her in that degrading manner again and the wish bringing you back today will have been a waste."

"Threatening me in front of your girlfriend," Yamcha bit out, chuckling bitterly. "Might wanna watch yourself or you'll lose her."

Kaiya simply shrugged, not caring what Yamcha said. "I have no delusions as to who Hiei is. If he hadn't threatened you, I would have."

Yamcha was starting to get irritated with Kaiya's behavior. "Bulma, who the heck is this girl and why the hell is she here?" Yamcha said with a snarl.

"Kaiya is Vegeta's sister, Yamcha," Bulma replied, ignoring most of the conflict. She couldn't blame Kaiya for acting the way she was. The girl was not only the sister of one of the most stubborn people she's ever met, but she also had that Saiyan instinct to fight, even verbally. "She came to visit."

"Vegeta has a sister?" Yamcha asked in shock. He looked over to Kaiya and then smirked at her. "That explains so much. So where is the creep?"

Kaiya froze in her steps and glared at the human. "My brother is not a 'creep,'" Kaiya growled. "He may have done bad things, but he's a good person."

Yamcha rolled his eyes. "Look kid, I don't know what he's told you, but he's the reason a lot of people are dead, including me and a few other friends," Yamcha explained sternly, avoiding Bulma's glare of warning.

When she realized that he was ignoring her, Bulma spoke up. "Yamcha, stop," she warned. He still ignored her as the Namekians, Gohan, Chi Chi, and Krillin just watched in shock as everything unfolded.

"He hasn't lied to me!" Kaiya shouted. "I already know the majority of the things he's done. I'm a telepath; I've seen the things unfold, and you will never understand any of it."

"No one answered my question," Yamcha said in attempts to change the subject. He could feel the girl's energy, and honestly he wasn't looking to die again anytime soon. "Where is Vegeta?"

Bulma sighed, running her hand through her hair. "He took off for space today."

Yamcha just looked over to Kaiya. "You see? He's already left you. You can't tell me he's not a bad guy."

"He'll be back," Kaiya replied with confidence. She turned to face Bulma, ignoring the perplexed stares of all the other guests. "Thanks for having us, but we're going to go. Let me know when Geta gets back."

She didn't give anyone a chance to say "goodbye" before flashing out of there. Hiei glared at the scarred fighter before following. Yamcha received an unexpected smack to the head, causing him to turn around and scold whoever struck him. The second he turned around, he regretted it. There Bulma stood, arms crossed, shaking her head. "You really need to choose your audience," was all she said to him for the rest of the day.

When Kaiya pulled up in front of her apartment, she stormed out of the car. Hiei sighed and locked the vehicle up and watched as flames appeared every time Kaiya took a step. He hoped it was purposeful and not that she was losing control, but he got his answer when the flames disappear as she stepped on the carpet. Kaiya was just releasing her anger.

"It's a relief to know you aren't regressing and losing control of your powers," he said monotonously.

Kaiya sighed as she walked inside the small unit. "I can't stand when people act like they know everything," Kaiya stated, her voice wavering. "Jiro, Jake, so many of our enemies…they didn't know anything and they tried to kill us, judging us like there was some fundamental law that all those with demon powers are bad. I know Vegeta did bad things, but I also know WHY." She sighed again and shook her head. "Why can't anyone ever get the full story before judging?"

"It doesn't matter," Hiei told her, moving a strand of hair from her face. "As long as your opinion of him doesn't change, he'll be able to ignore the opinions of those he doesn't care about."

"I guess you're right." The alarm on Kaiya's phone then went off, and she grinned. "I forgot! Hiei, turn on the TV and put on channel six."

"Why, dare I ask?"

"Because there's a special on blue whales!" she exclaimed from the kitchen, the confrontation from earlier nearly forgotten.

Vegeta was in the middle of doing his kata and various exercises at 150 times Earth's gravity. He refused to go much higher because he knew that if he damaged the ship, he would not be able to repair it and he would never get back to Earth. His goal was to find Kakarot and bring him back to the blue planet, as well as learning the secret to his transformation back on Namek. He was hoping that locating him wouldn't take so long. There was no doubt his abrupt departure was causing all sorts of commotion back on Earth.

His second goal was to get back to his sister as quickly as possible. Already he was beginning to miss her, strange as that was, and he was worried about her training. He still had no idea what she knew in terms of defense and offense, nor did he know if Hiei was a suitable mate for her. That would be the first thing he took care of when he got back.

The monitor of the ship started blinking rapidly, beeping repetitively. Wanting to make the irritating noise stop, Vegeta paused in his exercises and made his way to the monitor. The reason for this interruption irritated Vegeta. The ship was passing by one of Frieza's trade planets. Normally, Vegeta would have ignored the rock and never looked back…everything that had happened lately was far from normal.

Vegeta had felt the desire to change, but his pride was in the way, as well as the existence of the PTO. The memories of his time serving Frieza were still ever present in his mind, now more than ever with his memories being unlocked. The Saiyan prince growled as he began hitting buttons, resetting the ship's course for the small, red, trade planet. Now he had a third goal…to disband the PTO once and for all.

Back on Earth, in a small cave located in the middle of nowhere, two figures cloaked in black were gathering round, white objects. "Are you sure those rocks are what we're looking for?" a feminine voice asked.

The other cloaked figure, taller than the girl, sent her a glare with his eyes as the rest of his face was covered. The cave was dark, contrasting to the white shine of the small, spherical rocks. "They don't look like much now, but in a few months, they will become active, starred balls. We will be able to wish for our master's return."

"Whatever you say," the girl scoffed in reply. "I'll believe it when I see it."

The male, cloaked figure rolled his eyes to his comrade's remark. He looked back to the rocks and smirked beneath the cloth mask. Soon, he thought to himself, soon our master will be back to take his revenge. Those demons have no chance.