• Chapter One: Diamond

    Raditz was considered an Elite, since his mother was nothing but connections with the Queen and King of Planet Vegeta. He though had to keep quiet about his father being Bardock, though many of the young men knew, and harassed Raditz like no other.

    Not only did Raditz have to take the heat of being the son of a low class solider, but he also had to take the heat of his mother’s position of an Elite, and how he get everything so easily. He knew his father was not a low class, but a very strong man, for that fact, and looked up to him quite a bit.

    Raditz, of the age fifteen attended the School of future soldiers of Frieza, Frieza’s Achedemy. Where they trained hard, studied hard, and were brain washed into thinking Frieza was the most greatest and mightiest being of all.

    But there was an upside to going to school. Raditz enjoyed being with his best friend, Diamond. A Saiyan girl, the daughter of Fasha.

    Raditz walked into a training hall on his own, for he didn’t like being with people. And began to workout, like he always did after school.

    Pushing himself up and down off the ground, sweat poured down his face as he panted heavily. “Seven hundred and one—seven hundred and two.” Raditz counted as he his seven hundred pushups. His muscles bulging from his skin, and his chest even more sore the next time he lowered himself. “Seven hundred and fifteen---“

    Raditz lost his concentration as he heard the door of the Training hall open. His chest fell to the ground, and his arms felt like wet, weakened noodles. His eyes looked over in that direction, too sore to get up, he saw pink saiyan combat books walking his way. He noticed them and rolled his eyes and then closed them. “Hey Diamond.” He said as she knelt down beside him.

    “Don’t you think you work yourself out enough everyday? Give yourself a break!” Diamond was a very beautiful girl, and reminded him a lot of his mother. Her skin dark and her body slim but built. He girly pink saiyan armor, for she had no problem flaunting her feminism. Her tail around her waist and her hair long and soft and pulled back into a neat braid.

    Raditz rolled over on his back, the tile nice and cold on his hot sweaty body. He panted heavily and replied. “I have to train. Everyone only thinks I got partnered up with Vegeta and Nappa because of my mom. I have to prove that isn’t the case.” He sat up and looked at her dark eyes.

    “Well—“ Diamond sat down and crossed her legs and stared at Raditz intensely. “Didn’t you get that position because of your mother?”

    “Well duh! But no one needs to know that DIAMOND!” he responded sarcastically and his her shoulder.

    Diamond let out a small laugh then eyed him up and down. “I think you’ve done enough. Maybe I should walk you home.”

    Raditz rolled his eyes then began to stand on his feet, when suddenly he lost his balance and fell to his knees and hands once again. Raditz laughed at his legs giving out and looked up at Diamond. “I guess that would be nice.” Replied Raditz then once again tried to get up. He slowly walked over to his armor and placed it on his bare sweaty chest.

    He wiped his face and walked towards Diamond as she wrapped her hands around his one large arm. “You don’t always have to worry about me.” He said as they exited the building, he had then realized how dark it had become.

    “It’s my job to worry.” She said walking arm and hand with him down the street. “So, I got my first mission, I leave tomorrow morning.” She said a bit excited for she had never been departed.

    “Really? That sounds good. Let me know how that goes.” Said Raditz as he stood before the building he lived in. “I better get inside, my extra pregnant mom is probably going to be mad that I’m home so late.”

    “Is it Bardock’s?” Asked Diamond, letting go of his arm and looking up at him.

    Raditz nodded and placed his finger over his lips. “Shhh, yes.” He knew no one could know, since his father was a low class.

    Diamond nodded. “You secret is safe with me.” She replied, the waved to Raditz as he walked inside his building.

    Raditz slowly awoke that morning, knowing he didn’t have to go to school that day was a relief. He was somewhat cold, for the seasons were changing on Vegeta. Raditz grabbed his armor and put it on, then looked at the clock to see that Diamond should have already arrived.

    So quietly, without waking his mother, Raditz snuck out of the building and swiftly walked to the docking bay.

    When he got their he say her crew, which consisted of four young men his age and herself. Though Raditz didn’t see her. Walking towards him was one of her crew member and Raditz stopped before him. “Where’s Diamond?” He asked looking at the short pudgy saiyan man.

    “She was hurt during our mission, she is in the medical facility.” He said looking up at Raditz.

    Raditz heart sunk in his stomach. He stopped breathing for a moment. He could only imagine what had happened to her. Was that hurt, or is she on her deathbed?

    Without hesitation, Raditz ran past the fat crew member and headed down the medical hallway. There he saw a nurse and he stopped her suddenly. “Do you know where---a patient named Diamond ---is--? Raditz panted heavily while asking.

    The nurse looked up at him. “Yes Diamond.” She turned around and pointed down the hallway. “She is the last door on your left.” She smiled to him, and then he took off without thanking her. He made it to the door and walked in. There he saw Diamond sitting on the edge of the medical bed. Her chest and torso bandaged in gauze. But she was alright.

    She stared at Raditz and tried to force a smile, but felt to disappointed to be happy in any sort of way.

    Raditz slowly walked in as she put her armor back on over her chest. Raditz looked at her eyes, he knew she had to have been crying. “Are you alright?” Raditz asked, placing his hand on her shoulder.

    Diamond stared down at her saiyan boots and shook her head. “I was ambushed by the inhabitance of the planet we attacked. I was instantly knocked out. Waking up here is the only thing I remember.” She said in a deep sigh.

    “It’s alright Diamond, we all have out off days, even me.” Raditz tried to reassure her.

    “I was demoted to the low class. I am now a low class saiyan.” Diamond wiped her eyes. Raditz couldn’t believe what he had heard. One mistake, and she loses her status. He began to think maybe he could put in a good word to the king since his mother was so close to them.

    “I understand—if you can’t see me anymore.” She said.

    Raditz shook his head and pulled her into a hug. His heart beated fast for he had never been this close to her before. But he knew he needed to reassure her, that regardless, their friendship was strong, in more then one way.

    In a bit of shock, Diamond felt her body become warm as she wrapped her arms around his neck. “Thank you—“ she whispered.

    “I wont leave you, no matter what my league is.” He said then removed his arms from her body. “Let’s go get some food, treat is on me.” He said reaching his hand out to her.

    Diamond nodded and grabbed his hand.

    Raditz knew he was suppose to meet up with Vegeta for lunch as well, he figured he could bring Diamond along, and it wouldn’t be an issue. So Raditz walked with her till they came to the most common food court on the planet.

    Raditz instantly saw Vegeta, for his hair was also hard to miss. Vegeta gave Raditz a glare; he had been waiting for a while.

    Diamond saw from of her girl friends and waved. “I’ll go save us a seat.” Diamond said to Raditz. He nodded to her as she walked over to the table full of girls.

    Raditz walked over to Vegeta. “About time!” Vegeta said waiting in line for some food

    “Sorry” Said Raditz. “I had to take Care of things.”

    Vegeta grunted and ignored his pathetic excuse.

    “So I want to take the next available mission Raditz. Is that alright?” Asked Vegeta. “Oh wait, I’m prince, I don’t have to ask you. Alright we are going Raditz.” Vegeta laughed hysterically then looked to see Raditz’s head staring in another direction.

    Vegeta turned to look, and then there he saw Diamond, talking among other girls. Some girls in yellow saiyan uniforms, some in red. They all were a lot more in fashion with their uniforms, while the men mostly wore black and blue. “Why don’t you just make children with her already?!” Said Vegeta waiting in the food line.

    Raditz looked back and Vegeta and rolled his eyes. “My mother would kill me.”

    “Why don’t you have your mom buy her for you.” Said a Saiyan two students ahead laughing.

    Raditz clenched his teeth and balled up his fist.

    “Ignore him Raditz.” Said Vegeta as he grabbed a large Leg and bone from where the meat was. “ So you have considered mating with this women.”

    Raditz began to blush and looked down at Vegeta. “Uh, no uh—NO! What were you saying about this mission?” Raditz quickly changed the subject and grabbed some food, putting it on his plate.

    “I was saying, I’d like to go on another one. Lord Frieza is going to give me a hard one.” He laughed knowing nothing was hard for him. “Maybe your Girlfriend can come with.” Vegeta said with sarcasm.

    “She was demoted to a lower class.” Raditz said with disappointment.

    “Well, then you cant be seen talking to her now can you.” Vegeta kept trying to look past everyone, wanting the line to hurry up. “This is preposterous!”

    Raditz began to sigh, he felt like he was in his mother’s shoes, in love with a low class saiyan, and had to now hide it from the world.