A/N: Okay. I'm sorry for such a long wait. What with my dad passing away and having a kid. I'm gonna be redoing these chapters because rereading them is killing me. So with that in mind... lets get started shall we?

Disclaimer: I do not own the Characters of Dragon ball Z Kai, or any of the other shows from this series. If I did, Vegeta would still have his tail of awesomeness.

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Bulma sighed. Vegeta was training in the GR. Again. He had been in there since morning and he wouldn't come out. He's always in that damned thing. I almost regret creating it. Her cousin would be here any minute and that prince of assholes wouldn't even come out to greet her. She was worried as to how her poor unsuspecting cousin was going to handle this jerk, with all the trouble she was going through with that psycho ex of hers being the reason for her needing a place to stay. Please don't cause her to have a panic attack when she meets him. Bulma blipped into the comm system in the GR.

"VEGETA! GET OUT HERE! WE NEED TO GET READY! I DON'T CARE HOW ANTISOCIAL YOU ARE, YOU ARE COMING TO GREET MY COUSIN WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT!"

"BE QUIET YOU ANNOYING EARTH WOMAN! I'M COMING!"

Vegeta stepped out of the GR with that oh so permanent scowl on his face. His tail had grown back recently so it swung back and forth, lazily slicing through the air. His well toned muscles twitched from the cool off exercizes. He couldn't understand why that earth woman always wished to involve him in her family affairs.

Bulma stared at him irritably as he walked up to her family home. Sure they weren't together, and whatever they had going ended after her sweet baby boy was born, but that didn't mean she was gonna leave him out of everything.

"Vegeta. She's going to be here soon. You need a bath. Badly." Bulma grimaced and plugged her nose for emphasis. Vegeta scowled even more.

"Fine, you annoying woman, I'll meet this cousin of yours, but do not expect me to be friendly." Vegeta grunted. He made his way to the bathroom. Even now that blasted womans screechy voice echoed in his head.

He had just finished dressing and had descended to the first floor of the Brief home, when he spied all of the Z fighters loitering around the party room.

"So, Bulma, what's this cousin of yours like?" Goku asked, rather interested. Vegeta leaned against the wall and listened to the conversation. Despite his disinterest, he did want to know if this female would be just as screechy as the blue haired woman.

"Well, she's-" Bulma was cut off when a petite, soaked figure with white hair stepped in.

"She's wet." The girl said in a monotonous voice. "She is very wet."

"Uh... Shiro? It isn't raining." Bulma stated bemusedly, not realizing she announced the identity of the new occupant.

Shiro narrowed her eyes. "I am well aware." She intoned flatly, almost as if in warning.

"Then...How-"

"Some pipe broke a few streets down and the whole street was flooded. Some ass wipe thought it was a good idea to speed through a residential area. Huge wave of water... Luckily it was drinking water and not sewage..." Shiro grumbled.

She shook her hair out, splattering the whole room with droplets of water. Vegeta chuckled much too quietly for the humans to hear...or at least, he thought they couldn't hear. Shiro gave him a scathing glare, then smoothed her expression into a disinterested mask. "Why don't you introduce me, dear cousin?" Her purple eyes gave off a flash of interest, but nothing more.

"Ah! Okay. Um... This is Tien, and Tioutzu. Tien is the bigger one." Bulma indicated a man with three eyes and a little boy with chalky white skin and unnaturally round eyes. They waved. "This is Goku, his wife, Chi-chi, and his son, Gohan." She pointed to the family of three with similar complexion, eyes, and hair coloring. "The pig is Oolong, don't let him in your room, he'll steal your underwear. This guy is Roshi, be careful, he's a perv. This guy is Yamcha and the cat is Puar." She pointed to a pig, an old man, a young man with scars, and a floating cat.

"Now, hold on a minute-"Roshi was cut off.

"You told me about him in a letter, I think. That cheater of an ex..." Shiro murmured. She glared suspiciously at Yamcha.

"This is my baby, Trunks, and his older self from the future." Bulma practically squealed, pointing to a toddler with light lilac hair and his older counterpart. The older one blushed.

"It is a pleasure to meet you all. I am Shiro, Bulma's cousin. It seems I will be staying here for a while." Shiro quietly murmured politely. Then she turned to Bulma. "But it seems you forgot someone." She stated, pointing towards Vegeta.

"Oh! Vegeta, you're out of the shower! Uh, Shiro, this is Vegeta. Don't get too discouraged if he isn't too friendl-!"

"It is a pleasure to meet you as well." Vegeta murmured, bowing low and kissing Shiro's hand. Truly, he had done it to annoy Bulma, but it was interesting to find that the others had their jaws on the floor. It helped his manners that something about this woman demanded respect. Perhaps her scent? "You were saying, woman?" He smirked.

A light chuckle had the others turning their heads in astonishment. "I take it, you did that to annoy my cousin. You're interesting. I might have someone to speak to here after all." Shiro smiled, but it didn't quite reach her eyes. "Where may I put my bags?" She inquired of Bulma.

"Oh. Right around the corner, up the stairs, third door on the left."

"Thank you for being so hospitable and putting up with me." She looked around the room, bowed slightly, then followed Bulmas instructions, passing the Saiyan prince on her way. He watched her from his peripherals as she climbed the stairs hefting a rucksack of what appeared to have meager possessions only after declining the offered help.

Once she was out of earshot, Bulma grumbled, "He really did a number on her."

"Huh?" Goku looked over to his childhood friend.

"That bastard of a cheating ex of hers was an abuser. psychological, physical, verbal... you name it. In fact he was cheating on her in her own home and she found out about it. When she questioned him, he got mad and-"

"And he beat and raped me for daring to ask." a voice called down the stairs. Vegeta felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand as she glided down the stairs behind him.

"Shiro, I-" Bulma tried to apologize.

'It's fine, Bulma. Just leave it be. It isn't like I have a private life anyway." As she picked up a drink from the snack table she traipsed out of the room. "Forgive my poor manners but I appear to be in need of some fresh air and solitude."