Author's Note: I'm very sorry about very long delay! I had been going out of town every weekend for about a month, so I was very busy. Also with my errands to do and bills to pay, I had no time to write three of my stories. Again, I'm sorry about the delay! D: Forgive me? I made this chapter a little longer than other chapters, so I hope you would be happy with this. Enjoy! :)

Disclaimer: I do not own Dragon Ball Z and Lion King. I also don't own the lyrics. I'm only doing this for fun. *for the last ten years, I've been trying to purchase Vegeta from Akira who kept rejecting me and calling me a crazy bitch :'( *

WARNINGS: Strong language and Shonen-Ai (male x male love)

Genres: Romance and Adventure

Rated: M

Pairing: Vegeta x Kakarot

Cast:

Mufasa – King Vegeta
Nala – Kakarot
Rafiki – King Kai / Kami / Korin
Sarabi – Kira (OC)
Scar – Frieza
Simba – Prince Vegeta
Zazu – Nappa
Banzai, Shenzi, and Ed – Ginyu Force
Timon and Pumbaa – Humans

Chapter 13

"What? You're leaving? King Frieza gave you the permission to leave?" Raditz was completely shocked when he found out that Kakarot could go to another planet.

Kakarot shrugged his shoulders. "I'm bored. I just want to find a strong opponent… no, I don't want Frieza."

Raditz was about to open his mouth to ask him about Frieza, but his younger brother read his mind somehow.

"I want a completely different opponent… a powerful one," Kakarot paused when he turned to press the code numbers, making the door sliding open. "So, I'm heading for Earth."

"Oh, I see. Do you want me to go with you?"

"I can handle this myself. I'm the Saiyan Elite, ain't I?" Kakarot grinned widely at his older brother. "I'll be fine."

"Earth is pretty far. If you get injured, you won't be able to get any help," Raditz said.

Kakarot did not reply, as he was walking on the path with countless space pods at either side.

"If you're so eager about leaving, why didn't you try harder to pass the planet hunter training?" Raditz asked.

"Because it's wrong."

Raditz blinked in surprise at his young brother's answer. "Wrong? What the hell do you mean? We got rich because of the planet hunters!"

"By wiping out the helpless planets and stealing their resources? It's wrong. I don't agree with it. If Lord Frieza is going to make me his mate, then he will have to stop it."

"You will just be the king's mate. Nobody will listen to you," Raditz snapped at him. "He is the greatest king ever!"

"He is not Saiyan! Planet Vegeta is not even his! It's Vegeta's and will always be!" Kakarot yelled back.

"They are dead! Shut the fuck up and accept it! When you come back, you will be King Frieza's mate… and you can't do anything but we will make sure that you are to be forced to become the planet hunter."

"To save his reputation? Why are you doing this to me? You're supposed to be my brother!"

"I am," Raditz turned away from Kakarot. "We will be two happy brothers if you just ignore Father's –"

"No! I refuse to!" Kakarot said angrily, as he slammed the button, which caused the space pod to open. "It's no wonder that Father didn't want you near me at all! I didn't want to believe him that you were a bad guy… but he was right. You changed ever since you joined Frieza's planet hunting squad."

Raditz just walked away, not wanting to hear any further comeback comments from his young brother. He would just deal with this when Kakarot came back, but for now, he was way too angry.

Whatever. As soon as Kakarot became King Frieza's mate, he would be no longer to speak out against Frieza's decisions. Then, Raditz wouldn't have to argue with his brother every time they were in the same room.

His thoughts were interrupted when he heard Kakarot's space pod blasting off into the space.

~~ROAR~~

"Boohoohoo," Muten Roshi pretended to sob. Actually, his face cheek hurt after getting slapped by the enraged blue-haired woman. Apparently, he touched her beautiful ass… but it wasn't his fault that Bulma chose to wear her tight jeans today!

"Shut up, you stupid pervert!" Bulma yelled, as she shook her stick with the marshmallow on the tip at him.

The rest of their friends could not help but burst out into loud laughter. Except Vegeta.

He decided to leave the campsite a few minutes ago, so he could be alone. After reaching to the top of a nearby hill, he was surprised to see millions of stars in the night sky. Back in West City, there weren't this many stars because of the light engulfing all over the city.

Every night, he would always come out and stare at the stars. They reminded him of his father and home planet. His father always talked about how the former Saiyan Kings could 'guide' them if they either asked for their advice or were in a desperate situation.

But, Vegeta was in a desperate situation when Planet Vegeta was attacked. Why weren't they there for him?

"Hello there, Vegeta," Piccolo said after walking up the hill. "I didn't know that you were here."

"Camping with idiots," Vegeta crossed his arms, putting up a usual scowl on his face. "I should not have come here."

"Yet, you're still hanging out with them."

Vegeta shrugged his shoulders. "So are you," He sat down on the soft ground. "Sometimes they make me forget my…"

"Hm," Piccolo knew what the silent warrior was going to say, but decided not to push him. Vegeta wanted to forget his past. From what he heard from Krillin, Bulma, and Yamcha, when Vegeta was found, he seemed to have so heavy burden on his shoulder. So, they tried to help him with the ridiculous hakana matana thing. Strangely, it actually worked at first, but as Vegeta became older, it seemed to work less and less anymore. It was not very healthy for anybody to keep such burden like this to themselves.

"So, do they know that you are from a different planet?"

Vegeta whipped his head toward Piccolo with an obvious surprise on his face. "W-what? Are you crazy? If I look just like people on this planet, then how can I come from a different planet?"

"Your tail tells me differently," Piccolo said. "None of those humans have tails like yours. I'm pretty surprised that they don't know yet. But then, they are idiots."

Vegeta lay back on the ground. "I… You… Argh! Just… Don't you fucking tell them about it! The last thing I need is to get kicked out once again."

"Hmm, again? Your people did not like you or something?" Piccolo asked.

Vegeta shrugged his shoulders. "How should I know? I was 10 years old back then. I don't have any friend or family to go back."

"Ha, here you are, Vegeta!" Krillin said cheerfully. This time, he was with Yamcha. "Looking at the stars, eh?... Oh hi, Piccolo."

"Hn," Piccolo simply responded before he flew into the dark sky. He was not going to stay any longer anyway.

"Aw, it's rude to leave without goodbye!" Yamcha scoffed. "Vegeta, come! The dinner is almost ready!"

"I'll come soon," Vegeta said.

"Hmm…" Krillin looked up at the stars. "Hey!" He pointed at the night sky. "This one looks like two monkeys fighting each other!"

"Really?" Yamcha exclaimed. "Oh, this one! Looks like a woman with a great ass!"

Krillin rolled his eyes. "Can't you think anything other than women?"

"I see what I see!" Yamcha laughed. "Hey, Vegeta! What do you see in the stars?"

"It's none of your business."

"Oh, come on! We told you about ours!" Krillin said.

"Fine," Vegeta sat up with his eyes back on the bright orbs in the sky. "My father used to tell me that the former great kings are with the stars, which represent our strength. That's why they are so bright. That's… they provide the guide to the next king."

"Oh, wait. The dead kings are watching us? Isn't it like creepy?" Yamcha almost shivered at the thoughts.

"Pffft! Vegeta must be joking! …Right?" Krillin asked to make sure that Vegeta was just making it up.

"…Yeah… whatever. I'm starving," Vegeta got up and started to walk down the hill. "The tournament is in two days. I must be at my full strength as long as I get as much food as I need."

"Like Yamcha, all you think is about food," Krillin laughed heartily. "Hey, Vegeta, where are you going? The camp site is this way."

"I just remembered something. I'll be there in a minute," Vegeta said.

"Okay! Don't be late or else all the food will be gone!" Yamcha said cheerfully.

Vegeta walked deeper into the woods until he was sure that he was all alone. He glanced back at the night sky once again. He began to wonder if his father was watching him. If he was, then why wasn't he sending him some kind of sign? Why didn't the former kings speak to him, like King Vegeta said?

What was he supposed to do? He was only 10 when he found out that his father, Bardock, and Kakarot were dead. Saiyans turned their backs on their own King and Prince. But why did they do that? Didn't King Vegeta deal with each of them to make sure that they were happy?

Run and escape this planet! This isn't something we can win against guys like them! Vegeta still remembered his dying father's last words. What if he stayed and fought with his father instead? Would it change anything, even with his injured father's bleeding chest? But, he always hesitated. Every fucking time.

He hesitated to save Kakarot from Ginyu Team. Instead, Nappa had to tell him to do so. Vegeta hesitated to listen to him once again, but left him alone to fight Ginyu Team. Nappa died because of his selfish reason and his stupid pride. All Vegeta wanted to do was to impress his best friend, Kakarot that he would be the greatest king ever.

Kakarot. His death was one of things that hurt Vegeta the most. From the moment Lord Frieza told him about his death, Vegeta knew that he was not wanted on his own planet anymore. Because of his unusual cheerful attitude, Kakarot might have been a disgrace to all of the Saiyans, but he was very strong. He could even take out a Saiyan Elite when he was a child. Vegeta really admired his friend's strength, even though he never wanted to admit it.

If Kakarot were still alive, then would Vegeta go back to his home planet that was full of the betrayers? Or maybe he would never leave and hide with Kakarot instead?

…No, Vegeta hadn't seen Kakarot's dead body. It had been eight years, and he still never accepted his death. He also couldn't help but remember the evil grins on Ginyu Team's faces.

"Kakarot…" Vegeta said quietly. He knew that Kakarot wasn't part of the Vegeta generation, but somehow he had this feeling that Kakarot was still out there with the stars, dead or not.

This burden had been building up ever since he got to Earth. He was responsible for everyone's deaths, and it was his entire fault. He was supposed to be the Saiyan Prince who would become the King when his father's time was up. His own people believed in him and then betrayed him because of his selfish reason. Vegeta believed that he had something wrong or something his people did not like at all.

Kakarot came back to his thoughts just for his comfort, but this time it was even worse. He was not here anymore. He was dead. He was never coming back again. Vegeta thought that he accepted that he would never see his best friend again, but just now, he realized that he never did.

His mixed emotions of regret, sadness, anger, betrayal, and hurt had reached to the peak. At this point, Vegeta realized that he was raising his energy level but decided not to do anything. He wanted to take his anger out on someone, but there weren't any threat on this planet though. Instead, he allowed his ki to explode in his own body.

~~ROAR~~

"What's this strange ki…?" King Kai stopped washing his precious car when he sensed the powerful ki energy. He placed his wet rag on the stand next to his car, and started walking around on his tiny planet until he found a place where he could feel it very clearly. He adjusted his antennas until he detected the specific location.

Apparently, it came from Planet Earth.

"Earth? Hmm…" King Kai rubbed his chin. He started concentrating even harder until it became more and more familiar. He gasped lightly when he recognized the ki energy. "Saiyan? What is this Saiyan doing on Earth? Who is it?"

He adjusted his antennas a little bit until he found certain ki energy. "Kami, are you there?"

"Yes?" Kami answered back tiredly. King Kai's voice woke him up in the middle of the night. It was like what, two in the morning?

"I sensed a Saiyan's presence on your planet. Is it possible if you check him out?"

"Y…yes, of course…" Kami yawned sleepily.

King Kai waited almost impatiently until he heard Kami's startled gasp. "Kami? What is it? What's happening?"

"It's the Saiyan Prince!"

"What? Impossible! You must be joking!"

"Do I sound joking?"

King Kai frowned in confusion. How in the world did the Saiyan Prince end up on the tiny and weak planet? And, why Earth out of all planets in this galaxy? "If the Saiyan Prince is still alive… then we still have a chance! He can get rid of Lord Frieza for good! And get his home planet back!"

"How does he do that?"

King Kai grinned widely when he had a bright idea. "Kami, listen very carefully. There's a possibility that he may refuse to go back. Okay, the plan is like this…"

~To be continued~