A/N: So this took way longer than I meant for it too and I am really sorry about that. I did a time jump by a lot in this chapter because I was going to do it gradually but I couldn't think of a way for it to be more interesting and I don't want you guys to get too bored reading it. I know it's slow going but I appreciate those of you who have waited and those who haven't well I don't blame you. Thanks to all who have reviewed, it really helps and if I can figure out how to answer them I will return your reviews.
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Weeks passed in the Ox Kings house and Ox quickly noticed a few things about the strange boy he had taken in. One the boy hated being laughed at; there was nothing that would make Vegeta angrier faster than being laughed at. Two could move much faster than the others in his household when he wanted to. Three he ate enough in one sitting to feed a very large army. Four he was extremely intelligent, quickly picking up on his studies especially Mathematics. However the most surprising thing came when Vegeta had been there for two months. That morning Ox was outside training. He had been taught by the great master Roshi of the turtle school martial arts and while he didn't really do much with it anymore he kept up his training just in case, besides it was good exercise and if he was going to teach ChiChi when she got older he needed to be in his best form. While he was going through a rather basic kata he noticed Vegeta watching him. "Hey Vegeta, what's up?" He asked the boy. Vegeta looked at him with the most peculiar look on his face "You missed a step" was the reply he got. That really surprised Ox, after all up until this point Vegeta had shown no knowledge of anything like this. "Do you know martial arts Vegeta?" the boy shrugged "I don't know it just looks wrong" "would you like to try it?" Ox offered waving the boy over.
Vegeta nodded and walked over to the much larger man. He wasn't sure why the kata looked wrong, like he missed a step but it did. Slowly Vegeta started and after a rough couple of minutes he quit thinking about the moves and just let his body flow. It felt natural and right to him even though he couldn't say why it did. When he was done he looked over at Ox who smiled at him "good job Vegeta, I guess I did miss a step" Ox laughed. Vegeta smiled up at the much larger man, he liked it when he praised him no matter what it was for but he wanted to earn that praise and he did his best to do so. "You know I can teach you a little bit of martial arts" Ox was saying "I'm not as good of a teacher as my sensei but I will teach you everything I know." Vegeta thought about it for a minute "well it would be nice to keep doing it, plus it felt right. Maybe if I keep training I can unlock my memories." "Ok, when do we start?" He said.
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Nine years passed with Vegeta living in quiet and routine which Ox and Chichi learned he seemed to crave. Ox was pretty sure this was a subconcious craving from his life before he lost his memories. Vegeta liked the way things were going for him, Mornings consisted of breakfast with Ox king and Chichi then training outside with them as well. During study time Vegeta and Chichi would play tricks on their tutor, such as the time he was distracted by Chichi and Vegeta put tacks on his seat or the time they set a bowl of flower on the top of the door and waited for him to open it. Needless to say they went through a lot of tutors; many getting fed up with the trouble makers antics and quitting. Unfortunately for Vegeta he didn't regain any memories however he did learn a few things about himself such as when he was angry at Chichi for making fun of his height and he ripped the door to her room off the hinges or when he fell off the roof of the greenhouse in the garden and instead of hitting the ground he flew. He then started going to the roof of the house whenever he wanted to be alone, which really wasn't often.
One weekend Vegeta and Chichi were going camping. It wasn't something they did often but it was fun to do in the summer months just to get away from everyone. They had been out there for a day already and for some reason Vegeta was feeling anxious being out in the open. Normally this wouldn't bother him but for some reason the last couple days he felt restless, like his skin was too tight. When he asked Ox about it all he said was that it was normal for someone his age but he couldn't help but feel differently. Unfortunately his restlessness was driving Chichi crazy. "Will you sit down?" She snapped after watching him pace by her for about the hundredth time. Her sharp words caused him to stop and shoot her a look but he sat down, his tail lashing franticly behind him. "Oh what is your problem? We are supposed to be having fun out here and your acting like a monster is going to eat us." Chichi said, exasperation lacing her voice. "There are no such things as monster, just dinosaurs and they wouldn't eat you, you're too rotten for them." Came his reply. "Yeah well at least I am not a shorty." Was her rebuttal "You are shorter than me!" was said with much indignation. Vegeta was a little sore that at sixteen he was shorter than most of the boys his age in the village and was teased constantly for it. Their conversation was cut short however when he heard something heading right towards the little area they had claimed as a campsite.
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A/N: Yes I did a cliffhanger. This chapter is a little short but I have been having such a difficult time with it that I decided to just get it over with. I hope to make the next one longer.