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

And a couple months has passed by very swiftly. It was already the end of the semester for Kaiya, and she was spending more time over at Capsule Corp. despite her brother not being there. At first, Bulma had invited her back after another 130 days to meet her other two friends and to say "goodbye" to the Namekians as they left planet Earth for good. This time she went without Hiei because he was asked to assist Yusuke and the others with a mission. He would not give Kaiya the details, and she was worried because as soon as he was given details, he completely shut down on her.

The saddest part about the Namekians leaving was the fact that Gohan and Dende had to part ways. The little Namekian seemed to be the only one Gohan hung out with that was around his age, so it seemed. Kaiya felt bad about friends parting like she had with a couple of hers, but she understood that Dende had to go with his people. And now, one of the reasons she went to Capsule Corp. as often, was to spend time with the other half-breed, and she found out he was incredibly smart.

Vegeta had yet to return, and Kaiya missed him. She knew he would be back, but not knowing when was really taking its toll on her. Waiting was always harder when you kept focusing on the subject. It was like waiting for final grades, but on a much larger scale. She only hoped that wherever her brother was, he was safe and healthy.

"Bulma, why is she here?" Yamcha asked when he saw Kaiya sitting in the tree outside looking up at the sky.

Bulma just scoffed. Yamcha had not been very welcoming the first time Kaiya showed up at Capsule Corp. after their big blowout. He really had no room to talk, but since he was currently living there for a short time, he felt he had the right to ask her to leave. Bulma was happy she had overheard the conversation as Kaiya got ready to go. Later, she had asked the girl why she was leaving and she responded by saying, "I won't go anywhere I'm not wanted."

After that, Bulma set both of them straight. Kaiya was welcomed, and Yamcha needed to get over it. Bulma did not rescind her invitations, and that was something they both now understood.

She watched Kaiya kicking out her dangling legs as she continued to look at the sky. The girl had never been like this when she came over, but today she refused to look away from the sky. The heiress was getting concerned for her and hoped that Vegeta would be back soon, for both her sake and his. The two siblings needed each other, of that she was certain.

"Yamcha, leave her alone," Bulma sighed. "She's here because she's hoping Vegeta will be back today."

Yamcha just scoffed. "She'll be waiting forever on that jerk."

Bulma sent Yamcha a glare and he instantly shut up. "Look, I'm only going to say this once. You have not seen them together. I have, and, let me tell you, he is a completely different than the person we had come to know when he's around her. So, if he said he would come back to her, I have no doubt that it's the truth."

"Whoa, calm down, Bulma," Yamcha pleaded, holding up his hands in defense. "I was just saying, but if you're confident about this…"

Yamcha couldn't bring himself to lie and say that he believed what she did, but he didn't even have the time to as a spacecraft crash landed in the backyard. He looked to the tree to see Kaiya smiling, her eyes lighting up, before sensing a familiar energy. "Great, he's back," he muttered.

Bulma smiled at her friend. "See? What did I tell you?" she asked before running out into the backyard.

The door to the ship opened and Vegeta was about to step out. He was prevented from doing so, being knocked back into the ship as his sister tackled him for a hug.

"Geta, you're back!" she exclaimed happily causing the older Saiyan to smirk.

"Yes," he replied. "I won't be going again for a while."

Vegeta could visibly see the joy appear on her face as he said this, his smirk becoming more of a relaxed grin as he hugged the girl tighter. Kaiya looked up to her brother, her tail thrashing in her happiness. "I've been training more while you were away," she said with pride. "I've been eating more too."

"Good," Vegeta replied rubbing the top of her head. He had missed his sister dearly over the last few months with the only consolation being the disbandment of a handful of Frieza's trade and slave planets. "What's been going on in the last few months?"

"Well," Kaiya started, "I finished school for the semester so I have more free time, I visited my mom in America, then when I got back, I found out that Hiei and the guys are on another case and they wouldn't give me any details, so I've been training on my own or hanging out here with Bulma, and unfortunately her ex. He's so annoying."

Vegeta growled and rolled his eyes. "So that weakling is finally back. Great. He's such an idiot from what I remember of him."

"Oh, he's an idiot alright," Kaiya agreed. "He hit on me in front of Hiei…to be funny. I was not amused."

Vegeta just shook his head. "Has he been here a lot?"

"You could say that," Kaiya said carefully. "He kind of lives here right now. Something about not paying his rent while he was dead and such…he had no home to go home too, and, until baseball season starts up again, he's pretty much screwed."

Vegeta grimaced, not liking the idea of sharing a home with a weakling, especially one he killed and couldn't stand from only moments of knowing him. He also did not like the idea of the scarred warrior hitting on his sister. He would definitely be keeping an eye on him.

"Come on, let's go," Kaiya called out, tugging on Vegeta's arm. "You're probably hungry, and it's been a while since you've been home."

Home, Vegeta thought to himself. It was such a foreign concept for him, but one he was willing to accept for the time being, as long as that meant getting to know his sister more. They hadn't really spent that much time together since their memories had been unlocked. It was time to change that.

"Sounds like a plan, sister," he stated, feeling lighthearted when she grinned and nuzzled against him.

She responded in a whisper, "I missed you, big brother. It wasn't the same without you." Vegeta simply nodded in response as the two of them started walking out of the ship, Kaiya walking in front of him. When they were out of the ship he saw Bulma and Yamcha staring at him. Bulma seemed to be pondering something, but Yamcha got into a fighting stance. Vegeta scoffed, almost laughing, at how pathetic he looked.

"You have a lot of nerve showing your face here, Vegeta," Yamcha growled.

"You do realize he was invited here, right?" Kaiya asked before Vegeta could retort.

Bulma looked directly to Vegeta and smiled at him. Before any kind of argument rang out between the weakling and his sister, Bulma said, "Good to see you, but I can smell you all the way from over here. You need a bath."

Vegeta was appalled by her just coming out with such a statement. He looked over to Kaiya who just giggled before Bulma walked over to him and poked a finger at his chest. "Follow me," she ordered. The Saiyan prince just grumbled and put his hands on his hips, pouting as he followed her inside.

"What just happened?" Yamcha asked Kaiya after Bulma and Vegeta were out of earshot.

Kaiya ignored him and just went inside, leaving Yamcha in a stunned silence in the backyard of Capsule Corp. He looked over to the spaceship which looked pretty beat up. Cringing at the fact that wherever Vegeta had gone must have been incredibly dangerous, he decided to head inside too.

Kaiya waited outside with Yamcha and Bulma as they waited for Vegeta to finish showering. Bulma was making barbeque while talking with Kaiya, Yamcha feeling a little misplaced even though Krillin had shown up.

"So Kaiya," Bulma started, "I don't know if you and your brother have similar tastes, but what do you think he likes."

"Well, I know if all else fails, you can never have too much barbeque sauce, at least with me," the girl replied with a smile. Kaiya had become a lot closer to Bulma and no longer felt out of sorts or shy around the older woman. If anything, she felt like Bulma had become her best friend and confidant.

"Alright, then, I'll just-"

"Woman! Where the hell are my clothes?"

"Well, sounds like someone just got out of the shower," Bulma muttered. Kaiya just looked into the house in the direction of the bathroom. "They were torn and needed to be washed, but I left some clothes for you on the counter!"

"Uh, what…Are these clothes for a man or for a woman? I'm a warrior, not some variety of flower!" they heard him yell. Bulma started laughing quietly.

"Bulma, what did you do?" Kaiya asked her.

"Oh, you'll see, Kaiya," she replied. "He's finally going to get a little color in his wardrobe.

Kaiya's brow quirked up in question at Bulma's antics, but when her brother walked out of the room sporting bright yellow pants and a pink top, Kaiya couldn't help but burst out laughing. Bulma joined her, especially after she said, "Well, at least you smell good."

Vegeta eyes narrowed at the two girls, but noticed the fearful look on both Krillin's and Yamcha's faces. The weakling looked as if he were debating on whether to attack. Vegeta did not understand why. His expression simply screamed "what are you looking at?" causing Yamcha to avert his eyes.

"Um, guys, you probably shouldn't be laughing," Yamcha stated before the two girls started trying to calm down.

Kaiya wiped a tear from her eye. "Why? It's hysterical," she said. "I mean, honestly, if I hate the color pink so much, I can only assume Geta hates it even more."

Vegeta looked over to Kaiya who was now forcing herself not to laugh. He grinned at her, surprising Yamcha, as he moved to sit down next to her. Yamcha was shocked that he didn't retaliate or attack either of the girls, Kaiya being his sister or not. He expected him to lose it and harm them, but now the killer he had come to know looked more laid back than he ever could have imagined.

Lunch was nice as everyone was engaged in conversation. Vegeta wasn't that engaged, grunting occasionally in response to a question. He responded more with words to Kaiya at times. Bulma acted as if it were a normal occurrence to see Vegeta acting this way, but Krillin and Yamcha, having never seen him around Kaiya, were shocked. The cold-hearted Saiyan seemed to have a soft spot for his sister.

"So anyways, then finals came and went and I was thankful to get the heck out of there," Kaiya said finishing up a story about her semester. "Don't get me wrong, the classes were great, but if I have another teacher that says birds are these amazing animals like the guy who said if they had a thinking brain they'd rule us, I'm going to skip that class."

"Birds…taking over?" Vegeta asked incredulously. "What the hell do they teach you at this college place?"

"Well, if we go by two semesters ago, my teacher kind of told us how to dispose of a dead body…" Kaiya trailed off. "Yeah, I have some interesting teachers."

Vegeta just shook his head when she mentioned that last teacher. "You sure this place is safe for you?"

Kaiya looked at him, about to laugh, but she saw the seriousness of his expression. He didn't realize that this wasn't another facility like the one she had been training at as a child run by Frieza. Then she smiled at him and took his hand. "Don't worry; it's not that kind of place, and the teacher only told us that little bit of information based off of the science of tissue degradation, not from experience."

Vegeta nodded, somewhat understanding. "If you get into any trouble there, you know how to get my attention," was all he said as a response.

Krillin's shock regarding Vegeta's character and relationship with his sister had been gone by that point, but Yamcha was still astonished when he saw and heard Vegeta acting so calmly and, dare he say, protective around Kaiya. Then, everyone's eyes widened, except for Bulma, when they sensed a strong energy source.

"No," Vegeta muttered under his breath. "Kakarot failed. He's still alive."

At hearing Vegeta's words, Kaiya looked up at her now standing brother and asked very carefully, "Who is, Geta?"

The prince shook his head. It was bad enough Frieza was still alive, but now Kaiya had been found and he had a feeling Frieza would not react well to the two of them being together, freed up memories of what he had done and all. "Frieza," he reluctantly admitted to her.

Kaiya paled when she heard that name. She shook her head before any of the memories could come back. "I…I didn't think he was still alive…I mean, you being here and all, I just assumed he was gone."

The fear in her voice was evident. Even Krillin and Yamcha could hear it. "Bulma, I think you and Kaiya should stay here," Krillin suggested.

"Are you out of your mind?" Bulma asked. "I didn't get a chance to see this guy on Namek. I want to see what the big deal is." Truthfully, and both Vegeta and Kaiya had known this, she had seen her fair share of Frieza from their memories. The real reason she wanted to go, that Kaiya could pick up on, was that she was worried about the two Saiyans that had the misfortune of being prisoners on Frieza's ship.

"Fine," Vegeta said calmly, though he too was panicked about seeing his former master again. He looked to Kaiya and his face softened. "If things look bad, you leave, understand?" Kaiya frowned, but nodded. "Good. Now let's go."

"Okay guys," Yusuke muttered, "why are we out in the mountains? Don't we get enough nature at Grandma's?"

"Shut up, detective," Hiei bit out. "We're here because of a job. Koenma said that his scouts found demons hunters out here."

"I take it you haven't told Kaiya yet," Kurama stated. When Hiei didn't respond, Kurama spoke again. "I'm right, aren't I?"

"Kaiya doesn't need to know that the demon hunters did not disband," Hiei retorted. "She only recently got over Jiro. The last thing we need is for her to relapse. She's finally happy."

"Yeah, well, hopefully we won't have to tell her," Kuwabara stated, understanding the fire demon's desire to keep this a secret. "If we can stop them from whatever they're doing, she never has to know."

"Still, I have a bad feeling about this," Kuronue mentioned. "I don't want to think about what this premonition could be."

"Let's just find those assholes," Yusuke said punching his fist into his opposite hand. Just then, the five boys sensed a strong aura. "Um, what the hell was that?" He saw that Hiei was staring at a darkened sky in confusion and question. "Hiei, what's wrong?"

"That's impossible," he growled out. "Someone is using Dragon Balls." Out of nowhere, both Yusuke and Kuwabara started cracking up. "What the hell is so funny?" he screamed at the two.

"What about your dragon, Hiei?" Yusuke asked. "I wasn't aware the Dragon of the Darkness Flame had-" He couldn't even finish his perverted joke because he was laughing so hard.

"I'm not talking about that!" he snapped. "I'm talking about these objects that Kaiya's brother's…for lack of a better term, friends, used to bring their other friends back to life."

"Wait, what?" Yusuke asked growing serious. "Man Koenma must be PO'ed with all of these people coming back to life just like that."

"That's what Kaiya and I said, but not the point. That," he said pointing into the direction of the dark cloud, "is where the dragon has been summoned, and that means someone is making a wish."

"That doesn't bode well for us," Kurama stated. He was met with many questioning glance, except for Kuronue who had the same mindset as his former thieving partner. "Think about it. Demon hunters have brought these Dragon Balls together to make a wish, and they have the power to bring people back to life. Who do you think the demon hunters would resurrect?"

"Their leader, most likely," Kuwabara stated, not truly grasping the meaning of what he just said. Hiei's eyes widened, and he looked like someone had just stolen his soul. "Uh, shorty, you okay?"

"Oh my God," Yusuke breathed out. "They're going to bring Jiro back, aren't they?"

The dark cloud disappeared, and they knew that if that had been what the wish was, they were too late to stop it.

"We need to go warn Kaiya," Kuwabara said in a panic.

"No, not yet," Hiei growled as he clenched his fists. "I need to see him for myself. I do not want to frighten or upset her, especially if we are not even sure what they wished for."

"I'm with Hiei on this," Kuronue replied. "The last thing I want to do is tell Alexia that her psychotic uncle who put them in classes where they were trained to fight each other is alive."

"Those were classes for the two of them to become killers," Hiei reminded Kuronue. "Now that they know that, I have even less of a desire to tell them the bastard is back."

"Fine," Kurama agreed. "We will go scout out the area of where we saw that dark cloud, and hopefully our worst fear has not been realized."

Vegeta and Kaiya made it to a wasteland before the other Z fighters and Bulma started showing up. Frieza's presence was nearing closer to the planet, and Vegeta wasn't sure how thrilled he was with the idea of his former master and tormentor showing up just after he returned. Something was amiss, he felt. There was no way it was a coincidence. He looked over to his sister who seemed trapped in her thoughts. He wasn't too happy with the fact that she was there either. If Frieza knew they had found each other and regained their memories, there was no telling what he would do to either of them for his sick amusement.

"How long until he gets here?" Kaiya asked hesitantly.

"A few minutes tops," Vegeta replied. "If you're worried, it might be best for you to leave."

"No way," Kaiya said shooting him a heated look. "There's no way I'm leaving you alone with him again."

Vegeta didn't know how to respond to that, but he didn't get the chance to when he saw his sister's friends heading to the wasteland.

"Kaiya!" Yusuke called out in worry. "You're not going to believe this."

"Huh?" Kaiya whispered in surprise. "Guys, what are you doing here? How did you know where to…wait, Jagan, never mind. What are you doing here?"

"Kaiya," Hiei said cautiously. "There's something you need to know."

"Well, well, well," a male voice spoke up. "I thought I sensed demons nearby. And look, it's a party. I do enjoy parties."

Kaiya's face became white as a sheet, and Vegeta noticed fear in her eyes having heard the voice. "Impossible," she said before turning around. That was when she saw her human father. "You…you can't be here. You died."

Jiro glared at the girl and growled out, "Being killed isn't the same as dying."

"Like you have the right to talk," Yusuke scoffed. "I guess we should have realized you were tailing us."

"Um guys," Bulma said, "I'm sure you know what's going on, but none of us do, so care to explain?"

Kaiya looked over to Bulma, fear still evident in her eyes, as well as tears. Then it finally hit Vegeta.

"You're Jiro," he said quietly.

The man in question looked over to Vegeta. His face gave hints to the fact that he was appalled that Vegeta was even speaking to him. Then he gave the Saiyan a once over and recognition finally flashed on his face. At first, Jiro started chuckling before laughing manically. "I should have known that Lord Frieza's little memory erasing stunt wouldn't work. Wow, it's surprising how much you look like your father. Tell me, how exactly did you two come across each other?"

"B-Bulma, wh-what is he talking about?" Gohan asked. "Does he know Vegeta and Kaiya?"

"Kid, you do not want to know," Bulma voiced with evident animosity. She couldn't believe that Jiro was alive again. Part of her wanted to know how it happened, but that didn't matter that moment. What did matter was that a man who cause the destruction of Planet Vegeta and Kaiya's death happened to return on the day the tyrant, who tormented both of them and had killed Vegeta, was about to land. She looked over to Vegeta and saw that he was barely reigning in his emotions, and she could hardly blame him. If she had the strength Vegeta did, she'd want to rip this guy in half for what he had done to his child.

"You," Vegeta said darkly. "How dare you?" Vegeta was literally shaking with rage at the sight of the spineless coward in front of him. This was the man who suggested the destruction of Planet Vegeta to Frieza, the weakling that traded his daughter's life for protection against the space tyrant. "You caused this mess."

"What mess?" Jiro sneered at the Saiyan. He smirked, though, when he saw that his daughter still had her fearful eyes on him. He refrained from chuckling at the hold he had on her and the impression he had made. "I tried to clean up a mess. Too bad she managed to escape her death."

Kaiya cringed when she heard her father's hateful words. She had to shake her head to keep control of herself. "Wait," she heard Yamcha say, "you killed her?"

"Who the hell are you?" Jiro asked the human fighter. "No one of importance, I assume."

"Neither are you," Piccolo spoke up finally. "At least, not from what I can tell from your power level. You're even weaker than our weakest fighter."

"No," Kaiya responded. Now all eyes were on her, including Jiro's. She met his eyes were her gaze. "No, he's not. He has abilities you can't sense by sensing ki. The ability to fly, which isn't a big deal to you guys, but also the use of electricity and to force one into attack and then having it backfire on them. It was the electricity that got me."

Both Hiei's and Vegeta's eyes widened, but for different reasons. Hiei was shocked that Kaiya was speaking so openly about her death. Months had gone by and this was the first time she was able to talk about it without hyperventilating or crying. The fire demon would have been a lot happier in this moment if the one who caused her inner turmoil wasn't standing right in front of them.

Vegeta, on the other hand, could not believe what Jiro had done, especially because he hadn't seen those memories. He now realized that the telepathy hadn't given him the full story. Also, she had stated that Jiro had used electrical attacks against her. From his time with Frieza, Vegeta knew very well that Saiyans and electricity did not mix well, though he did not know why.

Everyone froze and tensed for a split second as Frieza's energy got even closer and a ship came into view. "He's here!" Piccolo called out.

"Just great," Vegeta muttered under his breath. He saw recognition and fear flash on Jiro's face. Obviously knew the "he" in question that was landing on the planet. "You can sense energy too, can't you?"

"Humph, what's it to you, Saiyan?" Jiro questioned spitefully.

Vegeta narrowed his eyes at the man. He was about to retort when he saw Hiei rushing over to Kaiya. Worry consumed the older Saiyan when he saw his sister kneeling on the ground shaking slightly in fear.

"Kaiya, are you okay?" Hiei asked her seriously forcing her to look at him.

"Y-yeah," she lied. "It's just too much…Jiro, Frieza…both here at the same time. And that energy…there's no way that someone that strong exists."

"Well, it's been fun here, but I will be taking my leave," Jiro spoke up. He looked over to Kaiya. "But remember daughter, this isn't over."

Jiro disappeared in a flash leaving the spirit detective gang to process his threat. Hiei helped Kaiya up from the ground, the girl refusing to let go of him once they were standing. "Don't worry," Hiei said softly. "I will not let him hurt you again."

"You don't really have control over him, Hiei," Kaiya sighed, "but thank you. It means a lot."

"Okay, guys, seriously, what the hell just happened?" Yamcha asked.

Kaiya glared over to him, though it was more in annoyance. "Drop it," she snapped. "We have bigger things to worry about right now, or did you forget the sadistic space tyrant that just landed on our planet?"

"Um guys?" Gohan spoke up looking over to where Frieza's ship had landed. "Did anyone else feel that new energy?"

"New energy?" Kuwabara questioned. "Look kid, I don't know what energy you're talking about. I have spiritual awareness and I didn't pick up on anything."

"That's because it's not spirit or demon energy," Kaiya explained. "It's like actual energy that you can see. Some have the abilities to destroy planets with it, like Frieza does."

"Yeah right," Yusuke scoffed. "This I've gotta see."

"You're an idiot," Hiei muttered. "It's not something you want to see."

"Um, guys," Krillin interrupted, "that other energy just kind of took out Frieza and the other guys he was with."

"What?" Vegeta asked having been distracted from the battle by his sister's friends.

"We need to go check this out," Tien declared. "We have no idea who this guy is."

"Well, he took out Frieza," Kaiya replied. "He can't be too bad, right?"

"We don't know that," Piccolo told her. "Maybe it's better you stay here with your friends."

Kaiya frowned at the Namekian. "Look, I get that I was freaked out, but you can't exactly blame me when my kidnapper and murderer decided to show up at the exact same time…one of which happens to be my father."

"How is that possible if you're Vegeta's sister?" Yamcha asked.

"It's a long story," both Kaiya and Bulma said simultaneously.

"We'll hear it later," Piccolo muttered. "Let's go."

"Well, the green guy is cheery," Yusuke joked. Both Kaiya and Hiei flashed him a glare before following the Z fighters. The two fire demons looked to each other in silent conversation before nodding to each other. Kaiya smiled and decided to follow her brother in flight. The two of them stayed silent about the day's events, but knew they would be having a conversation later.

A few hours later and Kaiya and Hiei had returned to her apartment with Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama, and Kuronue in tow. "You don't have to worry about me, guys," Kaiya sighed. "I'll be fine."

"Isn't that what you said last time?" Yusuke retorted. He instantly regretted it when he saw Kaiya's face become sad. "Oh come on, Kaiya…I didn't mean it like that."

"It's fine," Kaiya replied. She looked over to the rest of her friends and said, "Look, I'll be okay. Hiei is with me and Vegeta has been training me. But what about your families? Jiro knows all about all of you, remember? Kurama, your mother has no clue about any of this. He could easily introduce himself as my father and she would think none the wiser. Kuronue, Mayonaka and Alexia are living alone. He can easily track them both down. Yusuke, you have to worry about your mother and Keiko. Kuwabara has to worry about his sister." Kaiya hated pointing out all of these things and potential places her father could strike. "He's not above killing his own," she continued. "I don't trust him with Maya or Alexia, and I definitely don't trust him regarding all of your families, so please, just go. I'll make sure I lock the doors and windows, okay?"

No one said anything, all six of them staring back and forth between one another. Kuronue sighed and finally spoke up first. "Kurama, you really should get back to your mother, step-brother, and step-father. It's bad enough demons went after them in the past. I'm sure you want to avoid demon hunters cluing them in on your life."

"Yes, Kaiya makes and excellent point," Kurama agreed. He turned to face the girl, his serious and deadly expression never disappearing. "Are you sure you will be all right? I can leave plants here to defend in case Jiro does show up."

Kaiya nodded. "I can live with that. Thank you."

"Of course," Kurama replied before heading towards the door. He looked back to Kuronue who said to Kaiya, "I will make sure Mayonaka and Alexia are safe. If the bastard shows up, you'll be the first to know." He followed Kurama out of the apartment, both demons wanting to get to their loved ones to protect them from harm.

Hiei glared at Yusuke and Kuwabara. "Well? She said you could go, now go."

"Man, Hiei, if you wanted alone time with you girlfriend, you should just ask," Yusuke attempted to joke, although it sounded strained with worry. "We're only a phone call away if something happens."

"We know," Kaiya replied giving the two of them a quick hug. "Now go. You have families that need protecting."

"Yeah, yeah," Yusuke muttered, though he knew she was right. "Take care you two."

And then there were two left in the apartment, neither speaking as Hiei walked over to Kaiya and wrapped his arms around her. "We should get some rest."

"Right," Kaiya answered as they walked into her room. Neither knew that at the moment there was a Saiyan outside the apartment making sure that no human would be able to break in.

"Well, today was crazy."

"Hn," Hiei scoffed with a bitter chuckle. "Understatement."

Kaiya let out a slight chuckle. "Yeah, I guess it is." After they had gone to where Frieza's ship was, they saw a teenager standing there. The boy had singlehandedly taken out Frieza, his father, and their soldiers and even said that Goku would be returning. They sat around waiting for the Saiyan's arrival while, as Kaiya noticed, the boy kept staring at Vegeta intently. Vegeta didn't react too well to being gawked at and snapped at the boy. The nameless teen just blushed and respectfully replied. Kaiya actually kind of liked the boy. He seemed very familiar to her, though she had never met him.

Then Goku's ship had landed, and he and the boy flew off further away to discuss something. It was revealed that Trunks could go Super Saiyan, as well as Goku. Kaiya could see in her brother's eyes the jealousy he felt towards both Saiyans. She had heard him talk many times about becoming a Super Saiyan and she knew that he desired the transformation more than anything. It was his dream and he strived for it, and she could understand that ideology. Her dream was something on a very minor scale, but she worked incredibly hard, passed her limits, to make it come true. It just meant that he was determined.

Goku then explained to everyone, with Piccolo who had overheard everything, that three years later, they would have to fight a bunch of androids and the boy came from a future where all the Z fighters died. The story was strange, but there was no way that Kaiya or her friends were going to stay out of something that would affect the entire human race. The group offered to help and they planned to train along with the Z fighters over the course of the next three years.

Then they had returned to Kaiya's apartment, knowing that Jiro was out there now. Unfortunately, now that one nuisance was gone, two more filled his place. It felt like they couldn't win. The truth was that things were going to get a lot more hectic. In fact, Hiei was supposed to be training with Vegeta the next day. Kaiya had wanted to tag along but both men told her they had things they needed to discuss. Still, neither liked the idea of her being alone, so Bulma had invited her to go with her to the Son household. Despite Vegeta's dislike towards the Son family, he knew his sister would be kept safe. He needed to test Hiei and he couldn't do it around his sister. This was a fight between men, and Vegeta was going to make sure Hiei was strong enough to be with his sister.

Speaking of which, outside Vegeta had found one unlocked window into another room in the apartment and went inside so he could lock it. He knew his sister wouldn't mind his presence there, but he still had no desire to be found. His chances for leaving were limited though because he didn't want to unlock anything and leave it unlocked.

"I just don't know what to do," he heard his sister say. His curiosity was peaked and he moved closer into the hallway to hear what she was saying and who she was talking to.

"It's going to be okay," Hiei's voice spoke up. The fire demon seemed uncharacteristically calm from the few times Vegeta had seen him. "We know that Jiro is the enemy this time. We won't randomly have another bombshell like that, nor will you be going out on you own to mope."

Kaiya scoffed, making Vegeta frown. Hiei had obviously insulted his sister somehow. He wished that he had known the full story, but with the news of the androids, he and Kaiya had not had the chance to talk. He still knew nothing about Jiro except that he was the one who suggest Planet Vegeta's destruction and that he had harmed his sister. Neither sat well with the prince, and, had Kaiya not been traumatized by his arrival and Frieza had not been on the planet, Vegeta would not have given it a second thought to tear the man to shreds. At least he would have the opportunity again since the man had threatened his return.

He heard Kaiya sigh after a moment of silence. "I just didn't want to talk about it then, Hiei. I mean, what was I supposed to say? 'I'm sorry guys that my father wants to destroy all of you, but please don't hate me?'"

"Of course you didn't have to say that," Hiei growled. "Jiro used you to get information on us, however minor. You had NO idea that he knew us and recognized our names. You were just talking with your father as his daughter, not as someone plotting against us. How could we hate someone who went against her father just to stay with us, who was then terminated for making said choice? We never blamed you for any of it."

"I know," Kaiya replied with uncertainty. "It's just…how can you guys not even feel a little bit of animosity towards me. All of this is my fault."

Vegeta nearly growled at hearing his sister take blame for something she played no part in, but Hiei beat him to the punch. "Listen to me," he said sternly. "I'm only going to say this once. Jiro caused all of this. He's the one that toyed with your life. You were a baby, and he traded you over to some sick fuck that tormented people, including children, for a living. You did not 'cause' any of this. It was all his actions. He may have blamed you for it, but believe me when I say there is nothing you could have done to change what he did. He would have made the decisions regardless of whether it was you or someone else. Do NOT blame yourself for his misdeeds."

"H-Hiei," Kaiya stuttered. Vegeta could hear the strain I his sister's voice and he knew she was crying. His thoughts were confirmed as he started to hear the sobs. He heard shuffling of blankets and moved closer to the door. There he saw Kaiya curled into her boyfriend, sobbing against his chest as he awkwardly patted her back.

"Sh, Kaiya," he whispered softly. "I'm here, and you are safe. I swear to you that no one will lay a finger on you as long as I am still breathing."

Kaiya looked up to her boyfriend, tears flowing freely down her cheeks. Hiei grimaced at her and Vegeta thought that it had something to do with the fact that she was crying at all. Then Hiei started wiping her tears away so gently that Vegeta realized that it couldn't be that. "Please stop," Hiei said with a hoarse voice. "You know I can't stand it when either of you cry."

Kaiya choked back on a half-sobbed laugh. "I'm sorry," she said while trying to dry her face. "I really do try not to."

"You don't have to apologize," Hiei reiterated. "I just don't like it."

Vegeta clenched his fists. Even though he too couldn't stand his sister showing any kind of weakness, he still dealt with it as kindly as he could being a hardened killed. He felt enraged at the fact that his sister's boyfriend was treating her with disrespect for showing weakness. As a Saiyan princess, she did not deserve it. It was not her fault she was raised on a weak planet such as Earth. But then he softened when he heard Kaiya ask, "You're never going to get over Yukina's kidnapping, are you?"

Hiei sighed in frustration and shook his head. "The only reason I didn't kill that bastard was because she stopped me. I still have the desire, but seeing as he was killed by Toguro, I'll never get that chance. Of course I will never get over it. I couldn't find her, Kaiya. He blocked my ability to track her as he tortured her for her tears. Even if yours don't crystalize like an ice maiden's, I still can't stand tears because it just reminds me that I had failed my sister for those months. I should have been there to protect her, but instead I had to cause trouble in Human World that Koenma imprisoned me for."

Kaiya placed her finger on Hiei's lips, effectively silencing him. "You were in a different place then," she said with complete understanding. "And Yukina is safe now at Genkai's, completely protected from all outside forces. Tarukane is gone and no one is coming after her for her tears again, and even if they did, believe me, they have an army to get through. None of us will let anyone hurt her."

Hiei's hand found Kaiya's, their fingers laced together as he pulled her in for a short kiss. "Thank you," he whispered against her lips. "Now, about all of this other craziness…"

Kaiya shook her head. "I don't know what to think. I mean, I just started believing aliens existed, and now time travel and androids…it was so much simpler with crazy demons running around."

"Are you worried?" Hiei asked delicately.

"Actually, no not really," Kaiya answered honestly. "I'm more worried about Jiro. I mean, androids are just machines, right?"

Hiei shrugged. "You are asking the wrong demon," he muttered. "This is the stuff from those science fiction movies Suki loved so much."

"Hey, I like sci-fi, too," Kaiya defended. "Just not the alien and predator movies. They were way too long and gross."

"Humans are strange," Hiei confirmed. "So far with alien races I have not seen aliens that reproduce using humans in some strange parasitic relationship."

Kaiya laughed, now completely relaxed. "Very true," she chirped with a smile before leaning against Hiei again. "Good night, koi," she cooed as she felt his fingers massaging her scalp and running them through her hair.

"Good night," he whispered back to her as he let her go. She whimpered slightly, not wanting to be alone, but he just stroked her hair. "I'll be back. Just going to make sure my window is locked. I don't want you leaving it unlocked anymore, got it?"

Kaiya nodded. "I'll give you Mika's old key in the morning. Hm, maybe I should give Vegeta Suki's key so he can check up on me too."

Hiei simply nodded before leaving the room. He was not shocked that Vegeta was standing face to face with him in the hallway. The fire demon motioned for Vegeta to follow him into the room where the unlocked window had been and shut the door.

"If you have any questions you better ask them now before out fight tomorrow," Hiei stated.

Vegeta's brow quirked in amusement. "And you knew I was going to challenge you how?" he asked.

"My Jagan eye allows me telepathic abilities," Hiei explained. "It's how I was able to track Kaiya down earlier, and how I am able to hold conversations with her. It is also how I was able to read your mind on what you plans were for tomorrow, and why I agreed that Kaiya should not be there to witness it."

"Interesting," Vegeta replied curtly. "Kaiya has telepathic abilities as well. How?"

Hiei shrugged. "Her demon ancestor. It's in her blood. Now, is there anything you want to ask?"

"No," Vegeta scoffed. "I've heard enough. Tomorrow will answer my remaining questions."

Hiei smirked. "Fair enough. I will see you out, unless you want to stay. This is usually the room I stay in when I am here, but Kaiya does not want to be alone."

"What are your intentions with her?" Vegeta bit out in irritation. He did not like the idea of Hiei sharing a bed with his sister.

"Relax," Hiei said calmly. "We've shared a bed before, and we've never taken that step. Tonight will not be that night. As for my intentions with you sister, I will only say this once to you, as she has only heard it once. I love her, and even if I don't say it, she knows it. I make sure that she does."

"You better," Vegeta grunted. "I will stay."

Hiei nodded. "I'll let her know. Good night."

Hiei left the room and Vegeta felt something strange. He couldn't help but actually like Hiei's attitude. The demon stood up to him, never backing down, and admitted that he was more similar to him. The Saiyan prince hated to admit it but, if anyone was better suited for her sister, it would be him…provided he was strong. Vegeta would not allow a weakling to mate his sister. The Saiyan smirked again thinking about the next day. Oh yes, tomorrow would give him his answer, and he was looking forward to it.

A/N: Last chapter was filler, this one was plot development. Next bonding and training and Kaiya meets Goku :D