Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Requiem for Vegeta-sei ❯ 17 ( Chapter 17 )

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A/N: I am soooooo sorry for not updating this like I should. I've started too many other fics and college has just been atrocious! Hopefully, I'll have a little bit of the plot in this chapter…although seeing as I'm just starting the chapter now, it's still debatable. ^_~

Chapter Dedication: Burny-chan, this is for you baby! You'll know why soon. Sorry for not rp'ing…it seems that if I'm rp'ing that I'm not ficing, and when I'm ficing, I'm not rp'ing. And spell check just does not like that paragraph!

Anyways: Onward!

"So how was your first day on Earth?" the prince's mate asked like she was talking to a five year old who just came home from their first day of kindergarten.

"Interesting, to say the least," the young woman responded quietly.

"How so?" Bulma asked as she led the girl further into the bowels of Capsul Corps.

"You really want to know?" Homini inquired hesitantly.

"I asked, didn't I?"

The girl shrugged and wet her lips, "Are Trunks and Goten really Super Saiyans?"

"Yes. All of the Earth-bound Saiyans are. They were the youngest - although neither will say which one was first. I have a feeling that it was Goten though. The boys are extremely competitive, but the only boasting that is done is when Trunks comes out ahead. Goten's very loyal so he never wants to make himself look stronger than his best friend."

"I thought as much."

"Huh?" the genius muttered in question.

"Kaishaku."

"And that is…"

"Trunks, being Vegeta's son," there was a hint of contempt in the girl's voice as she spoke of her father's son. "Is a born leader. He naturally attracts other Saiyans near his age and level to follow him. The strongest of these is called his 'Kaishaku' or his second. The first and his second start their partnership early in life usually when they are in their first training group. It is always quite obvious when a pair is formed because of the fierce loyalty and rivalry shared. In the lower classes, they sometimes call the pairs 'battle brothers' and the two are almost considered siblings. But in the case of the prince, it is always called Kaishaku. It is more formal because the Kaishaku is the prince's second in command over all other Saiyans."

"That explains a lot," Bulma said thoughtfully. "Not just about Trunks and Goten, but about Goku and Vegeta."

"Goku…the third class?"

"Yeah, 'Kakarrot the third-class baka'," Bulma said mocking the girl's father. "His brother was Radditz."
Homini chuckled, "That makes things interesting."

"How so?" The woman waited but received no answer. She took the girl's silence as a sign to not press the subject any further. Just at that moment though, they reached their destination. "Never mind, we're here."

Bulma led the full-blooded Saiyan into a brightly lit room and closed the door. Tables were lined with beakers and test tubes holding multi-chromatic liquids. There were also various microscopes and other equipment littering the room.

"I hadn't dabbled much in chemistry and biology since I was a teenager and made the 'piggy pill' but that's besides the point," she turned to look at the girl. "Have you noticed what you have that none of the other Earth-Saiyans have?"

"Yeah, my tail," the girl said as if realizing it for the first time. She slowly unwound the appendage from around her waist and let is sway slightly behind her.

"Exactly. Goku, Vegeta, and Gohan had their removed a long time ago. First it was because of the moon. Earth's moon had a twenty-eight day cycle, which from what I gather was extremely short, compared to Vegeta-sei. See how dangerous that could be?

"The rest, Trunks, Goten, Bra, and Pan had theirs removed at birth. Although, when Pan's was removed, I took a cell sample from her tail. I didn't get one from Bra because I was…well…otherwise occupied.

"I've spent the last few years developing an injection that will cause tail regeneration. The only problem is that it only works on those who are genetically compatible with the sample. Therefore, it will only be effective on Gohan, Goten, and Goku. I have no sample for Vegeta, Trunks, and Bra."

The girl stood there silently for a minute thinking. The furry limb was curling and uncurling behind her. "So, let me guess. You want a sample from mine?"

"Precisely!"

"Eh, I don't know about this…" Homini wrapped her tail tightly around her waist again.

"I promise, I won't hurt you. I even have something to numb the area so you won't feel a thing."

"Alright, just don't tell my father where you got the sample from. He wouldn't like knowing that it came from a female's tail," the girl said tentatively. She unwound her tail once again and let Bulma gently take a hold of it.

The woman retrieved a small package from the tabletop and opened it. Removing a moist swab from it she wiped it over a small section of Homini's tail. As she started to retrieve a needle to extricate the sample, she continued her idle discussion with the girl. "Why wouldn't he like to know it was from a girl? I would think he would be proud that his daughter was nice enough to help him regain what he had unwillingly lost."

"You don't know much about Saiyan culture do you?" the girl asked almost shocked. Upon receiving a shake of the head from the woman genius, she elaborated. "Saiyan's are a very segregated group: The classes do not usually mingle, neither do the sexes or the groups with in the sexes. You see there are two types of males and two types of females. Each is separated by their power level and ability to fight. The strongest of both are the warriors but the weaker ones of the males are the worker while the weakest females are breeders."

"Then let me guess that the third class is the lowest of the warriors, since Vegeta's apparent distaste of Goku - or at least his class."

"Right," the Saiyan woman winced momentarily. "Do you mind not squeezing my tail so much while working? You've numbed one area of it but not the whole thing."

"Sorry," Bulma said lightening her touch on the appendage. "But that still doesn't explain why Vegeta wouldn't want to know that the sample came from a female."

"I told you we are a very segregated people. The warriors of both genders are probably the most integrated in that they at least communicate with each other but beyond that it is nothing. Eating, sleeping, and bathing are done separately. One is only permitted to be in mixed company when one is with their family."

"Which is why you were ok eating with us?"

"Correct, and since Goten is the Kaishaku, then he is considered part of your family and therefore no threat to me."

"Threat?"

"There are few females and those are mostly breeders, very few are warriors. Some males forget that the warriors are almost their equals and try to treat them like the breeders…" The girl's voice drifted off as she hoped that the woman would get her point without having to explain further.

"Oh…OH!" The genius said stopping what she was doing. "They would really do that?"

"Oh yes, that is why the women warriors crop off their hair: To reduce their attractiveness and show that they are dedicated to being fighters. And it is also what the deal is with the tails. Women never let their tails loose around males. Tails are the outward sign of sexuality with Saiyans. Only warriors wrap their tails to protect them and to prevent other warriors from seeing them. Tail movements can be quite seductive."

"But I assume that you are allowed to lower your tail around other females?"

"Of course, they are no threat."

"Well, we're done here, you can go get ready for dinner now," Bulma said turning to her equipment with the sample. "Thank you for helping, just don't tell any of them yet. I want it to be a surprise."

"Sure," Homini said exiting the lab room.

A few short weeks had past on the Earth. Homini spent her days in mostly the same way. Her father would train her and then Piccolo would help her with her ki. She barely left Capsul Corps or the surrounding area (only when she was out with Piccolo). The only Earthlings she had contact with were the ones she had met that first day on the planet. Nothing more was said between Bulma and Homini about the plan to restore the Saiyans' tails. Very little was also said of the reasons fro the girl staying there; those who knew did not discuss it and those who did not, avoided the topic. Trunks all out avoided anything to do with the full blood and in return the girl did not seem to care at all. Finally one day, Bulma decided that it was time that the two siblings should try to get along.

"Trunks, are you and Goten going out tonight?" She asked slyly.

"Yeah, mom, we were going to meet some friends and catch a movie in the city," the unsuspecting youth replied.

"Why don't you take Homini with you? She hasn't really been in contact with any real Earth culture yet and it would be a good learning experience for her."

"No way! Anything but that! I am not taking her anywhere. All my friends are going to be there so I don't want her embarrassing me and acting all weird," Trunks growled. He knew better than to yell at his mother but he was very close to it. "Any ways what am I supposed to tell them about her?"

"The truth, I've never condoned lying, you know that!"

"So I'm just supposed to say, 'hey guys, this is my sister, she's an alien and just came to Earth for the first time'."

"No, just say that she is your half-sister who just came to live with her father for the first time. And you talk like you aren't an alien, too," the mother scolded. "I could tell Vegeta that you aren't proud of your Saiyan heritage…"

"No! Don't do that! I'll take her! Just don't get Dad mad at me!"

A/N: Mwahahaha…I get to torture everyone in the next chapter! Homini in public with unsuspecting humans…that's a disaster waiting to happen! Sorry about the very quick change of directions with this chapter. I was typing it last night, got so tired so I went to bed without finishing; twelve hours of sleep later…this is what happened. Normally I don't sleep that much, but I think I needed it! Anyways, review please!!