Vegeta was not fond of secrets. Or surprises for that matter. It had been his own personal experience that had told him neither of them were good things. That's why he wasn't too happy when he found out why no one was at the temple when he returned from visiting Vidalia early. When he had originally returned, he had expected to find at least Goku there waiting for him, but it was completely desolate. He had searched the many halls of the temple, and almost every room he could find, but still he could not find anyone. Maybe they had gone training at the sky temple. As he exited the temple to help to the warp pad to join them, the pad lit up and goku appeared.

"Hi Vegeta!" he called to the elder Saiyan.

"Where have you been?" he questioned, "Where's Rose?"

"I was at the Lookout," Goku said with a shrug, "Rose had to go on a mission so she had me stay with Kami at the lookout for an hour or so."

"Kami?" Vegeta asked, "Who's Kami?"

Goku smiled. "He's really cool! He's Earth's guardian and a close friend of Rose," he explained, "He's really strong and Rose used to have me train with him when she was busy."

Vegeta's widened for a moment before his brow furrowed. Rose hadn't told him anything about this Kami person. He wouldn't have been upset if Goku hadn't mentioned that he had trained Goku. If he was going to train to be ready to face Frieza, he would need all the help he could get. So why had she hidden this option from him? "Kakarot, why has this 'Kami' never come up in conversation before?" Vegeta asked.

Goku shrugged. "I dunno," he said honestly, "but would you like to go meet him?" Vegeta smiled and nodded. If Rose wasn't going to introduce him to this Kami person, at least he could count on Her protoge to do so. The pair then hopped back onto the warp pad.

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When they landed on the Lookout warp pad, there was no one around. "You wait here Vegeta," the smaller Saiyan said, "I'll go find Kami and bring him here to introduce him to you."

"Wouldn't it be smarter if we both went looking for him?" Vegeta questioned, raising an eyebrow.

"I don't think that'd be a good idea," Goku responded, "He doesn't really like new visitors. Rose said he gets pretty upset when people show up out of the blue."

Vegeta folded his arms and frowned, but didn't argue any further. "Fine, but you better find him quickly," he grumbled. With that, the younger Saiyan sprinted off.

Kami was surprised when he heard the chime of the warp pad. He thought Goku had left already. Had he forgotten something? "Goku?" he called, getting closer to the warp pad room. He stopped, however, as his antenna suddenly twitched. He could sense an unfamiliar power emanating from the room, and a particularly strong one at that. Kami cautiously entered the room, unsure of what he would find. However, nothing could prepare him for what he saw: a small Saiyan teen sitting on the warp pad. Kami's eyes were wide and he nearly dropped his staff. What was that thing doing here?! How did it even get here in the first place?!

The teen smirked as he turned to look at him. "Well, well, well look what I've found," he said, "I guess good things really do come to those who wait." "You must be Kami, correct?" he said standing up.

The elderly Namekian blinked in surprise before glaring at him. "How do you know who I am?" QHe questioned.

"The runt told me," Vegeta explained unfolding his arms, "Which is good for me considering Rose wasn't going to." The Saiyan prince noted the last part bitterly. He still didn't understand why she hadn't told him about Kami.

Kami's eyes widened in shock before narrowing again. He took up a fighting stance. "How do you know Rose?" he demanded. Kami could feel fear and worry for his dear friend and her little charge as well as anger. In the years he spent on earth, he had become more attached to the pair than any other creature. Rose had been with him through thick and thin. He couldn't imagine seeing her hurt or worse. Even the little Saiyan child had wormed his way into the old Namekian's heart after all the time he spent looking after him for her. His hands shook as he gripped his staff. He swore, if this little monster had hurt either of them, he would make him wish he was never born.

Vegeta's eyes widened before narrowing agian in anger. She didn't even tell this man about him? To an extent, Vegeta could understand her not mentioning Kami to him, but how could she never tell this person who was supposed to be a close friend of hers about him?! He was her apprentice! Shouldn't she be bragging about his progress or at least mention him when talking about Goku's? Had she no pride in him? This made him furious."I'm her apprentice, damnit!" he snarled, "Prince Vegeta! Does that not ring a bell to you?"

Kami blinked in surprise. He didn't know what exactly he had expected the Saiyan child to say, but it certainly wasn't that. "Her...Apprentice?" Kami repeated, lowering his staff.

"Yes her apprentice!" Vegeta repeated, still angry.

"But I thought Goku was her only charge!" Kami argued.

"Yeah, and I thought she wouldn't be hiding something as important as the guardian of the world from me, but I guess we were both wrong," Vegeta snapped.

Kami frowned and gritted his teeth. This is the second time she pulled this. He wasn't mad that the boy was Saiyan. After Goku he had almost expected her to take in another dangerous alien life form and make it her new pet. But why did she have to hide it from him? It's not like he had any way of stopping her! They were supposed to be allies! They couldn't keep these kinds of things secret from each other like this! "That's it," Kami grumbled, "I'm calling her up. She has a lot of explaining to do!" He began marching out of the room.

"Count me in on that," Vegeta added, "I have a few words I'd like to share with her too." With that the pair left the room.

Just as they did so, Goku came running back in. "Sorry, Geta, but I couldn't find-" he started before he noticed the other Saiyan was no longer there. "Vegeta?" he called looking around in confusion, "Vegeta, where'd you go?" He then ran off to look for the taller boy. Hopefully he hadn't run into Kami yet. He couldn't see them getting off to a good start without a proper introduction.

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In the depths of the murky swamp a mighty roar could be heard as the tall pink gem fought against a large, shimmering white alligator-catfish creature. She stood inside its mouth, desperately trying to keep it from closing down around her. Sweat beads had formed on her forehead. One slip up and those jaws would close down around her. She couldn't see how situation could get much worse.

"Rose, are you there?" a familiar voice called in her head.

She blinked in surprise. Why was Kami calling her? He knew she was on a mission, right? Was there an emergency. "Yes, what is it?" she responded.

"I need you to come to the lookout as soon as possible. We need to have a talk," he said. He sounded slightly annoyed.

She mentally sighed as she continued to struggle against the giant maw. "I'm a little busy right now. Can't it wait?" she asked

"No, it very well can't!" a different, though also very familiar voice snapped.

Rose's eyes widened in shock. "Vegeta?!" she said aloud. At that moment, her hand slipped and the mouth of the gem beast closed down around her. The beast licked its lips after it swallowed her. Then, its eyes suddenly widened as a pink sword pierced its throat. The corrupted ivory receded back into its gem in a puff of smoke, causing Rose to fall back into the water.

"Vegeta?! What are you doing up there?" rose demanded as she picked up the gem and bubbled it, "How did you even there?"

"Finding out your little secret! Kakarot showed me through the warp pad," the teen responded tersely, "You've got a lot of explaining to do, you know that?"

Rose sighed again as she sent the bubble away. "I know. I'll be there in a minute. I just need to get back to the warp pad," she responded as she crawled out of the swap. She knew this day would becoming. She never expected to hide them from each other forever. She just hoped she could figure out a perfect time to introduce them an explain everything like with Goku. "Looks like it's going to be now whether I like it or not…" she thought as her shoulders slumped.

Hey guys! Sorry I haven't posted a new chapter in a little while. I've been busy with summer classes. Also, I've started working on another crossover for Fullmetal Alchemist and Blue Exocist called "Charges of the Flame Alchemist". Hope you guys liked this chapter. Let me know what you think!