Chapter 2

It was an ordinary day on Mount Paozu, with the animals all hiding as two figures clashed in a clearing.

"KAMEHAMEHA" a boy's voice said as a bright blue beam soared towards his brother while destroying everything in it's path.

His brother smirked at the attack but he didn't attempt to dodge the destructive blue beam. Instead he simply lifted his hand to block it.

The attack hit his hand and dispersed as it caused a large smoke cloud to consume the area, but laughter could be heard from the smoke.

The smoke cleared to reveal Vegeta, with a proud smirk on his face. The 17 year old Saiyan was glad that his little brother was finally able to master that technique and he made sure to let him know that.

"You've managed to master the 'Kamehameha' wave Kakarot; Good job" Vegeta congratulated the young saiyan with pride evident in his voice.

"Now that I've mastered it, I can't wait for you to teach me the Galick Gun. You promised me that you'd begin teaching it to me after I mastered Grandpa Gohan's technique" Goku said while jumping up and down with excitement.

Vegeta smirked at his brother's desire to learn new techniques. It was good to see that he enjoyed learning new things, but Vegeta knew that there were still things that Goku could learn from Gohan before he could teach him his techniques.

"Sorry Kakarot, but I think that you should master all of Gohan's techniques before attempting to learn my Galick Gun" Vegeta said.

Predictably, Goku began to pout. Vegeta had already known that he would, and now Vegeta had to prepare himself for the whining. As if reading his mind, Goku opened his mouth.

"Aww but Vegeta, Grandpa always takes forever to teach me new techniques, and he always starts with the basics for everyone of them. It's boring!" Goku whined. Vegeta sighed knowing that he'd have to explain this to Goku again.

"That's exactly why I can't teach you my technique yet. You need patience, and you need to have extreme mastery of the basics. You tend to breeze past them in order to learn a technique faster, but that's not how it always works" Vegeta said as he began his walk back towards the house.

Goku grabbed Vegeta's tail and followed right behind him still complaining about not being taught the Galick Gun. This was a daily routine for the two Saiyans. They'd train and then Goku would ask Vegeta to teach him his signature move.

Vegeta looked down at Goku with a smirk on his face. He may have been extremely annoying from time to time, and over eager, but Vegeta with satisfied with Goku as a younger sibling.

He put his hand on his hand and opened his mouth to say something, but the words died down when he saw a strange vehicle speeding towards them uncontrollably.

Vegeta quickly moved out of its path, but Goku didn't see it coming, so he took the full force of the hit. The look of shock that he had on his face and the small bump forming on his head made Vegeta begin to laugh.

"Vegeta! This monster just attacked me and the only thing that you do is laugh!? Don't you care about your younger brother?" Goku said while rubbing his head.

Still struggling to control his laughter, Vegeta helped Goku up and ruffled his hair as he answered his question.

"You always have to be aware of your surroundings no matter what Kakarot; never let your guard down."

Goku pouted and looked away before muttering something under his breath, but with his advanced hearing Vegeta heard what he said. His eyes widened at what he heard.

"What did you say Kakarot?" Vegeta asked not entirely sure he heard what he thought he did. Goku turned to Vegeta and repeated himself.

"I never have my guard up when I'm around because you're the strongest guy around, and I know that you'll always protect me no matter what" Goku said looking Vegeta in his eyes.

Goku's words stirred weird emotions in Vegeta who stared in shock at him, before he finally calmed down and smiled at him.

The moment between the two brothers ended, when a door on the vehicle opened and a blue haired girl got out. She looked around for a moment before her eyes locked with Goku's. She quickly got out of the vehicle and rushed towards them.

"Oh my Kami, I'm so sorry. I was just driving and then I lost control and I hit you. Are you okay?" The girl asked Goku.

Vegeta didn't hear a word that she had said. He couldn't help but think that the girl was beautiful and she seemed to be around his age. She was the first female that he's seen in 10 years, but he had never really payed attention to them before. Now that he was a teenager, however, he was painfully aware that he was attracted to this female. Either that, or his hormones are out of control.

Before Vegeta could decide which, Goku spoke up.

"Oh don't worry miss I'm fine, but how did you come out of that monster?" Goku asked with a confused frown on his face.

Vegeta rolled his eyes at his brother's stupidity. He quickly smacked the back of his head giving him a matching bruise to the one that the car gave him.

"Ouch Vegeta! Why did you do that?" Goku whined.

"Kakarot, that's a car. Gohan has already taught us about Earth vehicles, so you have no excuse to think that it is a monster" Vegeta said while crossing his arms.

Goku thought for a moment, before he laughed and put his hand behind his head.

"Oh yeah I forgot about that. You're right Vegeta" Goku said with a bright smile.

The girl looked at the scene in confusion for a moment before her eyes landed on Vegeta. She blushed a little and gave him a small smile.

Vegeta noticed that the girl was looking at him so he coughed nervously and addressed her.

"Well introductions seem to be in order. We are the only surviving Saiyans from the Planet Vegeta. The little one here is Kakarot, but he was given the earthling name Goku from our adoptive grandfather Gohan, and I am Vegeta, the prince of all saiyans" Vegeta said smirking when he noticed how the girl's eyes widened when she heard the word 'Prince'.

"Saiyans huh? That's interesting. I can't say I was expecting to find more aliens after Jaco left, but I am Bulma Briefs. I am the Heiress to Capsule Corporation, the greatest technological company on the planet" Bulma said.

'Did she say Capsule Corporation? Gohan has mentioned their company a few times and he said that it's owner is one of the smartest people on the planet... I wasn't expecting his daughter to be so attractive' Vegeta thought to himself as his face gradually began to warm the longer he looked at Bulma.

Bulma had similar thoughts as her eyes roamed Vegeta's body.

'He's tall, dark and handsome, and he's a prince to boot! He may be an alien with a tail, but that just adds to the attraction... Ooh Bulma you've hit the jackpot with this one! Maybe I should change my wish' Bulma thought with a smile.

Goku looked back and forth between the two teenagers in confusion before he suddenly realized what was going on. Goku laughed evilly as he thought of the perfect time way to repay Vegeta for slapping him.

"I've never seen your face get so red Vegeta. I wonder what could be going through you're mind... I think that it's Bulma" Goku said causing both teenagers to blush deeper. Seeing this Goku bust out laughing.

Vegeta growled and sent a weak energy beam towards Goku who deflected it away with a smirk on his face. The beam was sent soaring towards Bulma, who screamed and ducked out of the way, causing the energy to crash into the car; destroying it beyond compare.

Vegeta and Goku both sweat dropped as Bulma looked at her totaled car. She turned back towards them with a look of fear, that was quickly replaced with a look of anger.

"Saiyans must be a race of destructive monkeys. Look what you did to my car!" Bulma shrieked.

Vegeta's jaw dropped at the insult. He hadn't been called that in years and he instantly took offense to it, but Goku just tilted his head, obviously confused.

"What do you mean? How are we a race of destructive monkeys?" Goku asked while using his tail to scratch his head.

Both Bulma and Vegeta smacked their faces and decided to ignore his question. Vegeta then realized that they had no idea why she was here, so he decided the best way to find out was to ask.

"So Bulma, what brings you here? There is no civilization for miles and the only people leaving here are me, Kakarot and Gohan" Vegeta explained.

Bulma dug around in her bag for a moment before she pulled out a small orange orb with seven stars on it and showed it to Goku and Vegeta.

"This is a Dragon Ball. They're are seven of them in total and if you can gather all seven then you can summon a legendary Dragon that can grant any wish that you can think of" Bulma said.

Vegeta looked at the orb with a mixture of shock and familiarity. Shock because of what Bulma just said it was capable of, and familiarity because he swore that he's seen it somewhere before.

"That looks just like the orange ball thing that Grandpa keeps in the shed. The only difference is that his only has four stars on it instead of seven" Goku said.

Bulma's blue eyes lit up in excitement and she jumped around happy.

"I knew there was one around here. Can I have it please?" Bulma begged.

"I don't know Bulma. That Dragon Ball is kind of important to the old man, and I doubt he'd just hand it over to you. Not only that, but if it really does what you're saying it does; what makes you think we'll hand it over? Why wouldn't we just take yours?" Vegeta asked with an eyebrow raised.

He was mostly teasing her, but the thought of making any wish was an interesting prospect. Taking the orb from her wouldn't be hard, but Vegeta knew that it would upset the girl, and for some odd reason he didn't want her upset.

Bulma's eyebrows creased as she thought over what Vegeta had said, but being the genius that she was, she came up with a way to get what she wanted. She gave Vegeta a sly smile as she advanced towards him.

Vegeta's eyes widened as she got closer and closer to him, only stopping when she was right in front of him. She placed a hand on his chest and smirked when she felt the Saiyan's heart beating rapidly in his chest.

She got up on her toes and whispered in his ear.

"You wouldn't do that to a beautiful young woman like me would you? If you let me have your Dragon Ball then I'll give you something that you want"

Vegeta's widened he heard her suggestive words, and when she pulled back her lips gently caressed his sensitive earlobe. Vegeta twitched, and almost gave in, but his pride wouldn't completely allow her words to persuade him.

"I am a Saiyan Prince, what makes you think that you have anything that I may want" Vegeta asked raising an eyebrow and crossing his arms.

"You don't want to spend more time with me?" Bulma asked with a fake pout.

"Of course not!" Vegeta said as he turned his back on her so she wouldn't see his blush.

Bulma frowned as was about to say something when she felt something soft and furry wrap around her waist.

"Well it seems that your tail says otherwise" Bulma said with a wink.

Vegeta blushed even darker as he unraveled his tail from Bulma's waist muttering something about it being a traitor, causing both Bulma and Goku to laugh at the flustered prince.

"I don't think that I know what's going on, but I don't mind taking you to Gohan to ask if you can have the Dragon Ball" Goku said once he recovered from his laughter.

Bulma smiled brightly at Goku and gave him a tight hug. The action confused the Saiyan, but he didn't complain. Vegeta rolled his eyes at the two but didn't dispute Goku's decision.

"Fine. Kakarot said that you can come, so I guess we can take you" Vegeta said looking at Bulma.

"Whatever you say. Lead the way handsome" Bulma said. Bulma laughed when she saw Vegeta's cheeks blushed a light shade of pink at being called handsome.

"Don't call me that!" Vegeta snapped trying to salvage his pride as he and Goku started to rise into the air.

Bulma looked at the two with a mixture of awe and jealousy as they hovered in the air in front of her. They looked confused as if they were expecting her to join them in the air. He suspicions were confirmed when Goku spoke up.

"What are you waiting for? It's faster to fly so hurry up and get up here" Goku said.

Vegeta looked at Bulma for a minute before he remembered that earthlings didn't know how to fly. Even martial artists like Gohan didn't naturally know how to fly, and Vegeta had to teach him.

"Ugh I forgot that most Earthlings don't know how to fly. Looks like one of us has to carry her there" Vegeta said.

Goku wouldn't mind carrying Bulma, but he knew that his brother would enjoy the task significantly more than he would, although he'd never admit it. He smirked when he came up with a brilliant idea that would leave Vegeta no choice but to carry Bulma.

"Well I'm going to the house to let Grandpa know we're coming" Goku said before taking off full speed towards Gohan's house before anyone could say anything.

Vegeta's eyes narrowed. He could've sworn that he saw a smirk on Goku's face right before he speeded away. He looked back at Bulma would was still looking at Goku's retreating form in amazement.

Vegeta shrugged and floated towards Bulma. When he was right in front of her he extending his hand and waited for Bulma to take it before floating higher and higher off the ground.

When they ascended above the clouds, Bulma looked down. She squeaked at how high they were and wrapped her arms tightly around Vegeta making both teenagers blush.

Vegeta had to think about everything but Bulma's body being pressed tightly against his as he flew at a painfully slow speed towards Gohan's house.

XxXxXx

By the time Vegeta and Bulma arrived at Gohan's house; Gohan was already outside waiting for them with a kind smile on his face.

"Hello Vegeta, Goku is in the kitchen eating dinner. When he got here he told me that you'd be bringing a friend along, so do you mind introducing her?" Gohan asked as he looked at Bulma.

Before Vegeta or Bulma could answer Gohan's question; Goku took it upon himself to shout his answer from the kitchen.

"Her name is Bulma Briefs and she's... VEGETA'S MATE!"

Gohan looked at Vegeta and Bulma's red faces in disbelief. He couldn't believe the stubborn and arrogant prince became mates with the first female he saw, and the thought of it had Gohan speechless.

After he recovered from his blush, Vegeta growled and marched into the house with his aura blazing. Soon a loud banging could be heard accompanied by Goku's screams of pain.

Gohan laughed at his grandsons for a moment before turning back to Bulma.

"As you can see those boys are quite the handful" Gohan said laughing. Bulma couldn't help but agree.

"So what brings you out here Ms. Briefs? You're pretty far away from West City" Gohan asked

"Oh I'm here to collect these. Legend has it that if all seven are gathered together; a Dragon appears that can grant any wish" Bulma said showing Gohan the seven star Dragon Ball that she had in her pocket.

Gohan's eyes flashed in recognition before he walked to his shed in search for his. A moments later he returned to Bulma with the four star ball in his hand. Bulma smiled and reached for the orb, but Gohan moved his hand back quickly keeping it out of reach. Bulma was about to protest, but Gohan spoke up.

"If the legend is true and these do grant wishes then I want to know what you're planning on wishing for. I won't give this to you if you don't have good intentions" Gohan said.

Bulma thought about lying for a moment, but the look in Gohan's eyes made her want to tell him the truth, so that's what she did.

"Well when I first started my journey I was planning on wishing for the perfect boyfriend... but after meeting Goku and Vegeta; I think that I'm going to wish for a lifetime supply of strawberries" Bulma said.

Gohan laughed at the young girls silly wish, but decided that she didn't have any plans to use the wish for malevolent purposes. Besides if what Goku said was true, Vegeta would be upset if he didn't give the girl what she wanted, and Gohan did not have the time nor energy to deal with the temperamental prince.

He gave the orb to the girl, but then he realized something. There was no way that she found this place by chance.

"Wait how did you know that I had a Dragon Ball here?" Gohan asked.

Bulma smiled and pulled out a circular hand held device. She showed it Gohan before explaining what it was.

"This is a Dragon Ball Radar. It tells me where all the Dragon Balls are located on the planet. I made it myself" she said with pride.

Gohan was impressed at the girl's technological abilities, but she was the Capsule Corporation heiress, so he guessed that it was normal for her to develop amazing devices like that.

Then he noticed that she was alone. Gohan was almost sure that Bulma wasn't used to being outside of the city. He was afraid that during her journey people would try to take advantage of her. He was certain that searching for the Dragon Balls wasn't the safest activity, so he decided to give her added protection.

"Well I'm sure that its a long and dangerous journey. Would you like Goku and Vegeta to accompany you? I'm sure they won't mind, and it gives them the chance to travel the world" Gohan asked Bulma who thought for a moment before nodding.

"Nothing dangerous has happened yet, but this was my first stop. I'll also admit that I would love some company, as long as they don't try to steal the wish for themselves when the time comes" Bulma said remembering what Vegeta said earlier.

"Oh you don't have to worry about that Ms. Briefs. I'm sure that they won't try anything like that" Gohan said with a laugh as he turned to call Goku and Vegeta.

Just as he was about to call them, Goku was sent flying out of the house crashing into a nearby tree. Vegeta walked out moments later with a smirk on his face as he rubbed his face.

Bulma looked at the two in surprise while Gohan simply smiled.

"You two are going to accompany Bulma here on her mission to collect the Dragon Balls. Your job is to keep her company and protect her from any dangers" Gohan said, his tone leaving no room for argument.

Goku nodded in agreement once he recovered from Vegeta's attack. After Goku agreed, all heads turned to Vegeta who was still quiet. Noticing everyone's attention on him, Vegeta decided to answer.

"That's fine by me. This gives me the perfect opportunity to look for any worthy earthing warriors to add to my team" Vegeta said crossing his arms.

'Not to mention that this also lets me spend more time with Bulma. The thought of that isn't unappealing' Vegeta thought to himself with a smirk on his face, but what Goku said instantly wiped the smirk off of his face.

"Hey Vegeta, you forgot to say how happy that you are now that you'll be spending more time with Bulma" Goku teased the Prince making Gohan laugh and causing the two teenagers to blush. Vegeta glared at Goku who just stuck his tongue out in response.

'Damn you Kakarot. You 3rd class clown. I'll teach you to make a mockery out of me' Vegeta thought while he contemplated firing a Galick Gun at his little brother.

"Well its decided, also I'm banning the use of flight. It'll make the trip more enjoyable if you don't rush it by flying to the locations, so no flying unless you absolutely have to" Gohan said.

Bulma pouted at the rule, but Goku and Vegeta nodded in agreement, and after saying their goodbyes to Gohan; the three embarked on their journey to find the rest of the Dragon Balls.

TBC

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