A/N: So finally here is chapter three. Sorry it took so long and things should pick up a little now. Vegeta, Bulma and Yamcha are all seven. Goku is three.

Also don't forget inspiration is from Tie-Dyed Trickster!

Disclaimer: Just for the record the ONLY thing I own here is Kimchee.

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Vegeta raised his hand and knocked softly on the door in front of him. As he sat their waiting he couldn't help but muse about where he was. After all other than knowing his name he could remember nothing about his life before. He did wonder if he hatched from the round thing but the more he thought about it, the more he realized that he couldn't have hatched from it, it just didn't make logical sense. Vegeta was brought out of his thoughts by the door opening and a short woman with long black hair and wearing a long dress opened the door. "Hello, can I help you?" The woman asked looking at the strange boy in front of her cautiously. She could tell he was young and she couldn't help but wonder where his mother was. "My name is Vegeta. Do you happen to have any food?" The boy asked and almost as if to punctuate how hungry he was his stomach let out a very loud protest at its lack of food. The woman couldn't help but smile at the red tint that creeped into the boy's cheeks at the sound. "Well, I was just making lunch. You can have some with me if you want." She said "My name is Kimchee" and with that she held the door open for her small unexpected guest.

The house Kimchee led Vegeta into was small but clean. The floors were made of wood and had a few throw rugs placed around. The furniture was old and worn but clean and comfortable. The kitchen she led him to was cheery with a small wooden table in the center and two chairs. Vegeta sat in one of the chairs while Kimchee finished the lunch she was making and added more for the child in her kitchen. She sat the plate in front of Vegeta and he dug in practically inhaling the food without getting anything anywhere. Vegeta looked up and smirked at the look on Kimchee's face. She was looking at him with her mouth hanging open and her eyes practically bugging as he ate it all in five minutes flat. After closing her mouth Kimchee decided to see what she could learn about this strange child that showed up on her doorstep. "So, where are your parents?" She began "Oh I don't know" was the reply she got. Needless to say she was shocked, how could this child not know where his parents were? This is exactly what she asked him. Vegeta just looked at like she was crazy "because I woke up in the forest. I don't know where I am or where I am from. I thought at first I hatched but that's just silly….unless people hatch. Do they hatch?" Kimchee was a little taken aback by this, why would he think people hatched? "No, people don't hatch." "I didn't think so. Hey where is your tail?" Kimchee was really starting to wonder about this kid. "What tail? People do not have tails?" Vegeta just blinked a couple times "I do." He replied. Then as if to make a point he stood up and showed it to her by waving it around. In response to that Kimchee promptly fainted.

Vegeta really didn't know what to do. One minute he was talking to the strange woman the next her eyes rolled into the back of her head and she fell out of the chair like she was asleep. Maybe she was really tired? Sitting down next the downed woman he tickled her nose with his tail. "Hey lady, wake up. Why are you napping?" he said. When that didn't get a response he decided she was really tired and picked up all but her legs and carried her to the sofa in the living room hoping she would wake up soon. As she slept his curiosity got the better of him and he started looking around, as he looked closer to the living room he realized there were shelves on the walls and a bookcase in the corner. Looking at it he noticed that there were a few pictures that showed Kimchee with another young woman as well as pictures of mountains and lakes and other scenery in nature. There was a table with a phone on top of it and drawers under it. He had just started to look inside the drawers (which so far held junk mail) when he heard Kimchee stirring on the sofa. Going back over to her, he got there just in time to see her eyes open. "Are you done napping?" He asked which earned him a very blank look. Then she looked around and realized she was no longer in the kitchen but on the sofa instead. "How did I get in here?" "I moved you. The floor isn't a very comfortable place to take a nap." This was said so matter of fact that Kimchee thought she was going to faint again. 'This is a child. How on earth could he lift, let alone carry me to the living room?' She thought in amazement. She looked at the clock and realized it was getting late and she couldn't in good conscience kick a child out in the dark even if he was a little odd. "Vegeta, why don't you stay here for the night? You can sleep here on the sofa and in the morning after breakfast we can go to Fry Pan Mountain and see if the Ox King can help you." She offered with a small smile. The look on Vegeta's face made her happy she offered, his face broke into a huge grin and he started to bounce on the balls of his feet "you would really let me stay here? Greatthankyouthisisreallyawesome." The last was said so fast his words just ran together causing Kimchee to laugh at his excitement. The sound of her laughter seemed to hit a cord in Vegeta and he stopped bouncing and glared at her. "Don't laugh at me." He said in serious voice. Kimchee was a little taken aback by his sudden change in demeanor but she managed to keep a bright smile on her face. "I'm not laughing at you; I am laughing because your excitement is cute." At her words a blush lit up his cheeks "oh. Sorry." He mumbled more than a little embarrassed by his attitude. "It's ok. Here let me get a bath started for you and I will set the sofa up for you. I might even have some clothes my nephew left here for you to wear."

She then led him to a small bathroom with a simple metal tub that she started to fill with water. While the tub was filling up Vegeta looked around. The room was done in soft, almost mint greens and coral pinks with pictures of sea shells on the walls. He was brought out of his survey by the dark haired woman "Do you need help wash your hair?" The thought of her seeing him naked mad him more than a little embarrassed "nah, I can do it." He replied pink tinting his cheeks. Kimchee couldn't help but smile at the boy. "Ok, well here is the Shampoo, this is the body wash and here is a clean towel and washcloth. If you need me just yell" and with that she left so the boy could get clean.

While the Vegeta was washing Kimchee grabbed some clean sheets, an extra pillow and some blankets and set up the sofa for him to sleep. She then went to her room and pulled out some pajamas with dinosaurs on them she had for when her nephew stayed over and some clean underwear. Walking back to the bathroom she knocked, "Vegeta, may I come in?" She could hear splashing on the other side as his voice came from the other side " ." He stuttered, he wasn't sure why it bothered him so much but him naked was embarrassing. At his permission Kimchee walked in carrying clothing in her arms and stopped dead. It looked like Vegeta had decided to use her soap to make a bubble bath and now bubbles were everywhere. One look at her face and Vegeta just knew he was in trouble. "Um….I thought I could get cleaner this way." He said sheepishly as he surveyed the damage realizing he probably used to much bubble stuff (body wash) because there was a huge mess "Don't worry I'll fix it!" He said quickly and jumping out (he forgot he was naked) and grabbed towels and started trying to mop up the now water and bubble covered floor, and only succeeding in making the mess spread. Kimchee had to take a deep breath as the child continued to try and fix his mess and managed to make it worse "Vegeta, its okay. Here dry off, put these on and go sit in the living room while I clean this up okay?" and with that she shooed him out and got to work.

Vegeta felt horrible. Kimchee was so nice to him and he not only made a mess but seemed to make it worse. So after dressing in the clothes she gave him and making sure his tail was out he sat dejectedly on the sofa and waited. He couldn't remember feeling worse in his life and two little tears fell down his cheeks. He heard the bathroom door open and Kimchee came out looking tired and sat down next to him. She looked over and saw the poor child crying, which made her feel bad about how annoyed she was with him. He wouldn't even look at her and she felt like somehow she had kicked a puppy. She knew he was young but exactly how young she didn't know and it made her wonder. So putting her arm around his shoulders she decided to talk to him and ask while she was at it. "Vegeta, it's okay. It was just a little mess, easily cleaned. Don't cry." His sniffling slowly stopped and he looked at her "You're not going to kick me out?" He asked sadly "Of course not! You're a child, children make messes. Which reminds me, do you know how old you are?" The question caught him off guard, how old was he? He thought for a minute and then shook his head "hmm, well my Nephew is about six and your wearing his clothing so I would say you are somewhere between six and eight. Now come on we have a big day tomorrow" and with that she tucked him in and, turning off all the lights went to bed.

The next morning started out rather uneventfully with Vegeta eating ten plates of bacon and eggs and Kimchee putting him in more of her nephews clothes although she had to cut a hole for his tail. After, they left getting in her little car although she had to keep Vegeta from freaking out when it popped out of the capsule but they were finally on their way. It took longer than Vegeta was happy with but eventually they left the little forest area and were soon crossing plains and a desert before they eventually came to a small village at the base of a mountain. The entire trip there Vegeta rode with his head sticking out the window trying to see everything but he looked at Kimchee funny when she stopped the car and turned it off. "The car won't make it up the mountain so we have to walk the rest of the way." She explained to his questioning look. With that they got out but before heading up she stopped and bought him lunch receiving strange looks from the staff and other patrons at how much the funny little boy ate. Then they headed up the mountain. It took a good two hours walking but they eventually made it to the Ox Kings castle. After being ushered inside they sat and waited to see the Ox King.