A New Life
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Adult ++
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12
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47
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Chapter 10
Disclaimer: No profit is intended from this work of fan fiction. All copyrights remain with their original holders.
A New Life
Author: CrimsonTide
Pairings: Vegeta x Goku
Chapter 10
Goku moaned and turned his head to the side in an attempt to block out the light that shined in through the window beside his bed. He had a pounding headache, though he couldn’t remember why. He felt so sluggish and wanted nothing more than to just go back to sleep; but that’s when he recalled what had happened.
Neil.
Goku’s eyes shot open and he gave out a startled cry as he stumbled out of the bed he was lying in, tossing the covers away from himself as he did so. His vision blurred and his head swam from the sudden rush of blood and he fell to the floor with a thud.
He had to get away NOW.
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Vegeta was walking down the hall when he heard a dull thump from Kakarotto’s room. The younger man had been unconscious for two days, so the sound was both encouraging and disturbing at the same time.
The prince quickly turned around and headed back the way he’d come, throwing open the guestroom door when he reached it.
“Kakarotto?”
Vegeta blinked at the empty bed, then the covers that had been thrown to the floor. His eyes followed that path, and sure enough, he found Goku sitting in the corner, looking both confused and afraid.
The prince quickly crossed the room and knelt in front of the other Saiyajin.
“Kakarotto? Are you ok?” he asked upon noticing the man’s unfocused eyes and ragged breathing.
When he received no answer, Vegeta reached out and placed his hands on the other’s shoulders in an attempt to shake him out of his stupor.
Big mistake.
“Don’t touch me!” Goku screamed as he suddenly lashed out and landed a hard punch squarely on Vegeta’s jaw, knocking the prince backwards onto the floor.
“Damn it!” Vegeta snarled as he wiped away a small trickle of blood from his lip. A second later, Goku half ran, half stumbled past him and disappeared out the door. It was obvious he was still under the influence of the drug he’d been given.
The prince jumped to his feet and ran after the other Saiyajin, and by the time he caught up with him, the younger man was at the top of the large flight of stairs, and certainly in no condition to conquer them.
“Kakarotto, stop!” Vegeta lunged forward and wrapped his arms around Goku just was he was about to fall and pulled him backwards, causing them both to fall to the floor.
“Let go! LET GO!” Goku shrieked as he struggled to free himself from the other’s grasp. He growled, scratched, kicked, and bit at anything he could reach in his desperation to get away from who he thought was Neil.
Vegeta kept his firm grip, however, and only pulled the younger man closer to him, making sure to keep his arms pinned to his sides. “Calm down, Kakarotto. You’re safe at Capsule Corp. You’re safe.”
The prince continued to softly speak these words in Goku’s ear, and gradually the other Saiyajin’s struggling lessened until they stopped altogether. For what seemed like hours they sat there on the floor, listening to each other breathe.
Vegeta slowly relaxed his hold on the other man and let his hands rub up and down Goku’s arms, soothing away the goose bumps that were there and easing his shivering. Finally, he spoke.
“Are you alright now, Kakarotto?”
“Yes.” Goku said in a raspy whisper. He paused for a moment. “Did I hurt you?”
The prince raised an eyebrow in confusion. “What?”
“You’re bleeding.”
Vegeta raised his fingers to his lip and wiped away a small amount of blood. He must have picked up the scent to know it was there, because he still hadn't looked up from the floor. “Hn. No, you didn’t.”
The prince started to run his fingers through the other’s hair, but as soon as the contact was made, Goku pulled away. Vegeta frowned.
The younger Saiyajin slowly got to his feet, as did Vegeta. “What happened to him?”
The older man brushed dust that wasn’t there off his pants. “That bastard ningen? I killed him.”
Instead of giving him a disapproving glare or lecturing him on how everyone can change, as Vegeta would have expected, Goku merely nodded. He turned and slowly began walking back down the hall.
“What are you doing?” the prince asked. He knew the other Saiyajin still wasn’t all ‘there’, and he wanted to make sure he didn’t unintentionally hurt himself.
“Taking a bath.” Goku called.
“Can you do it without drowning?”
A chuckle. “We’ll see.” With that, the Saiyajin disappeared through a door.
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“Baka.”
Vegeta shook his head as he knelt behind the large tub and pulled Goku from beneath the water. As expected, the younger man was still groggy, and so he had fallen asleep and gradually sank under the hot water. Lucky for him he’d decided to check in before the bubbles stopped.
The prince looped his arm around Goku’s chest to support him, and then splashed water on his face to wake him.
The younger man sputtered and opened his eyes, glancing over his shoulder at the older man. “What are you doing?”
“What’s it look like, baka? You fell asleep and I saved your ass from drowning.” Vegeta snapped as he grabbed the soap and began rubbing it over the younger man’s skin.
Goku blushed as he reached up and put his hand over Vegeta’s to stop the movement. “I can do that myself.”
The prince snorted and handed over the bar of soap. “Fine, but I’m not leaving until you’re done. I don’t want to have to drag a water logged corpse out of here later.”
Goku mumbled something under his breath as he sat up and began quickly washing himself, occasionally glancing at Vegeta from the corner of his eye.
“Do you have to watch me?”
The prince smirked. “It’s not like I haven’t seen everything before. What are you afraid of?”
“I’m not afraid!” Goku snapped a little too quickly.
They were both silent for a few moments before the younger man put the soap back on the shelf and turned to Vegeta. He hesitated a bit longer before speaking.
“Vegeta… Did he…do anything?” Goku asked quietly as his still sore tail nervously traced circles in the water.
The older man growled at the thought of Neil. “No, Kakarotto.”
Goku nodded silently before unplugging the tub to allow the water to drain out. He grabbed a nearby towel and covered himself before he stepped onto the rug and used a quick flash of ki to dry himself.
Vegeta stood and followed the other man out into the bedroom. “Don’t bother getting dressed.”
The younger man froze and turned to face him. “Wh… What? Why?”
The prince rolled his eyes and approached Goku, whose tail thrashed anxiously. “Honestly, Kakarotto. You should know by now that you can trust me. The entire two days you were unconscious I didn’t lay a hand on you and never will unless you want me to. But right now, you need to relax.”
Goku yelped as Vegeta shoved him back onto the bed and flipped him onto his stomach before straddling his waist.
“Vegeta! What are you doing?!” the younger Saiyajin shrieked as he attempted to rise, though a couple of strong hands on his shoulders prevented him from doing so. He grabbed handfuls of the sheets below him and tried to slow his ragged breathing, but he was on the verge of panic, and his shivering body made it obvious to both of them.
Vegeta frowned at the reaction he was getting and he slowly began to massage the shoulders below his hands. Several silent minutes passed and the tense muscles slowly began to loosen. Goku’s breathing became more regulated as the prince’s hands soothed aching muscles, steadily moving down his back.
“Trust me, Kakarotto.”
Despite the softly spoken request, the younger man tensed again as the prince leaned over and opened the drawer next to the bed, pulling out a bottle of scented lotion. Goku forced himself to remain quiet. As long as the towel was wrapped around his waist, he still held a sense of security.
Vegeta settled himself back over the other Saiyajin and squeezed some lotion onto his palm before rubbing his hands together to warm them. Then, he began to firmly kneed away the stress that had built up within Goku’s body. The prince moved from the center of the other’s back to the tips of his fingers, smiling in satisfaction when the Saiyajin let out the occasional moan of appreciation. Vegeta worked on muscular thighs right down to wiggling toes, but made sure to stay clear of anything the towel covered. He didn’t want all his efforts to go to waste.
By the time Vegeta finished, Goku was like putty in his hands. The older man purred and ran his fingers through the younger man’s hair, which caused a second purr to fill the room.
“Vegeta…”
“Hm?”
“You’re getting lotion in my hair…”
Vegeta chuckled as he flopped down beside the other Saiyajin. “I don’t really think you care.”
Goku slowly opened his eyes and stretched, his purr intensifying with the movement. When he was satisfied, he moved closer to the prince and curled up against him, tucking his head beneath the other’s chin.
“Thank you, Vegeta… I do trust you, you know…”
The older man wrapped his arm around Goku, grinning when a black tail looped around his bicep. He didn’t bother responding because the younger man was already asleep.
**TBC**
A New Life
Author: CrimsonTide
Pairings: Vegeta x Goku
Chapter 10
Goku moaned and turned his head to the side in an attempt to block out the light that shined in through the window beside his bed. He had a pounding headache, though he couldn’t remember why. He felt so sluggish and wanted nothing more than to just go back to sleep; but that’s when he recalled what had happened.
Neil.
Goku’s eyes shot open and he gave out a startled cry as he stumbled out of the bed he was lying in, tossing the covers away from himself as he did so. His vision blurred and his head swam from the sudden rush of blood and he fell to the floor with a thud.
He had to get away NOW.
----------------------------------------------------
Vegeta was walking down the hall when he heard a dull thump from Kakarotto’s room. The younger man had been unconscious for two days, so the sound was both encouraging and disturbing at the same time.
The prince quickly turned around and headed back the way he’d come, throwing open the guestroom door when he reached it.
“Kakarotto?”
Vegeta blinked at the empty bed, then the covers that had been thrown to the floor. His eyes followed that path, and sure enough, he found Goku sitting in the corner, looking both confused and afraid.
The prince quickly crossed the room and knelt in front of the other Saiyajin.
“Kakarotto? Are you ok?” he asked upon noticing the man’s unfocused eyes and ragged breathing.
When he received no answer, Vegeta reached out and placed his hands on the other’s shoulders in an attempt to shake him out of his stupor.
Big mistake.
“Don’t touch me!” Goku screamed as he suddenly lashed out and landed a hard punch squarely on Vegeta’s jaw, knocking the prince backwards onto the floor.
“Damn it!” Vegeta snarled as he wiped away a small trickle of blood from his lip. A second later, Goku half ran, half stumbled past him and disappeared out the door. It was obvious he was still under the influence of the drug he’d been given.
The prince jumped to his feet and ran after the other Saiyajin, and by the time he caught up with him, the younger man was at the top of the large flight of stairs, and certainly in no condition to conquer them.
“Kakarotto, stop!” Vegeta lunged forward and wrapped his arms around Goku just was he was about to fall and pulled him backwards, causing them both to fall to the floor.
“Let go! LET GO!” Goku shrieked as he struggled to free himself from the other’s grasp. He growled, scratched, kicked, and bit at anything he could reach in his desperation to get away from who he thought was Neil.
Vegeta kept his firm grip, however, and only pulled the younger man closer to him, making sure to keep his arms pinned to his sides. “Calm down, Kakarotto. You’re safe at Capsule Corp. You’re safe.”
The prince continued to softly speak these words in Goku’s ear, and gradually the other Saiyajin’s struggling lessened until they stopped altogether. For what seemed like hours they sat there on the floor, listening to each other breathe.
Vegeta slowly relaxed his hold on the other man and let his hands rub up and down Goku’s arms, soothing away the goose bumps that were there and easing his shivering. Finally, he spoke.
“Are you alright now, Kakarotto?”
“Yes.” Goku said in a raspy whisper. He paused for a moment. “Did I hurt you?”
The prince raised an eyebrow in confusion. “What?”
“You’re bleeding.”
Vegeta raised his fingers to his lip and wiped away a small amount of blood. He must have picked up the scent to know it was there, because he still hadn't looked up from the floor. “Hn. No, you didn’t.”
The prince started to run his fingers through the other’s hair, but as soon as the contact was made, Goku pulled away. Vegeta frowned.
The younger Saiyajin slowly got to his feet, as did Vegeta. “What happened to him?”
The older man brushed dust that wasn’t there off his pants. “That bastard ningen? I killed him.”
Instead of giving him a disapproving glare or lecturing him on how everyone can change, as Vegeta would have expected, Goku merely nodded. He turned and slowly began walking back down the hall.
“What are you doing?” the prince asked. He knew the other Saiyajin still wasn’t all ‘there’, and he wanted to make sure he didn’t unintentionally hurt himself.
“Taking a bath.” Goku called.
“Can you do it without drowning?”
A chuckle. “We’ll see.” With that, the Saiyajin disappeared through a door.
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“Baka.”
Vegeta shook his head as he knelt behind the large tub and pulled Goku from beneath the water. As expected, the younger man was still groggy, and so he had fallen asleep and gradually sank under the hot water. Lucky for him he’d decided to check in before the bubbles stopped.
The prince looped his arm around Goku’s chest to support him, and then splashed water on his face to wake him.
The younger man sputtered and opened his eyes, glancing over his shoulder at the older man. “What are you doing?”
“What’s it look like, baka? You fell asleep and I saved your ass from drowning.” Vegeta snapped as he grabbed the soap and began rubbing it over the younger man’s skin.
Goku blushed as he reached up and put his hand over Vegeta’s to stop the movement. “I can do that myself.”
The prince snorted and handed over the bar of soap. “Fine, but I’m not leaving until you’re done. I don’t want to have to drag a water logged corpse out of here later.”
Goku mumbled something under his breath as he sat up and began quickly washing himself, occasionally glancing at Vegeta from the corner of his eye.
“Do you have to watch me?”
The prince smirked. “It’s not like I haven’t seen everything before. What are you afraid of?”
“I’m not afraid!” Goku snapped a little too quickly.
They were both silent for a few moments before the younger man put the soap back on the shelf and turned to Vegeta. He hesitated a bit longer before speaking.
“Vegeta… Did he…do anything?” Goku asked quietly as his still sore tail nervously traced circles in the water.
The older man growled at the thought of Neil. “No, Kakarotto.”
Goku nodded silently before unplugging the tub to allow the water to drain out. He grabbed a nearby towel and covered himself before he stepped onto the rug and used a quick flash of ki to dry himself.
Vegeta stood and followed the other man out into the bedroom. “Don’t bother getting dressed.”
The younger man froze and turned to face him. “Wh… What? Why?”
The prince rolled his eyes and approached Goku, whose tail thrashed anxiously. “Honestly, Kakarotto. You should know by now that you can trust me. The entire two days you were unconscious I didn’t lay a hand on you and never will unless you want me to. But right now, you need to relax.”
Goku yelped as Vegeta shoved him back onto the bed and flipped him onto his stomach before straddling his waist.
“Vegeta! What are you doing?!” the younger Saiyajin shrieked as he attempted to rise, though a couple of strong hands on his shoulders prevented him from doing so. He grabbed handfuls of the sheets below him and tried to slow his ragged breathing, but he was on the verge of panic, and his shivering body made it obvious to both of them.
Vegeta frowned at the reaction he was getting and he slowly began to massage the shoulders below his hands. Several silent minutes passed and the tense muscles slowly began to loosen. Goku’s breathing became more regulated as the prince’s hands soothed aching muscles, steadily moving down his back.
“Trust me, Kakarotto.”
Despite the softly spoken request, the younger man tensed again as the prince leaned over and opened the drawer next to the bed, pulling out a bottle of scented lotion. Goku forced himself to remain quiet. As long as the towel was wrapped around his waist, he still held a sense of security.
Vegeta settled himself back over the other Saiyajin and squeezed some lotion onto his palm before rubbing his hands together to warm them. Then, he began to firmly kneed away the stress that had built up within Goku’s body. The prince moved from the center of the other’s back to the tips of his fingers, smiling in satisfaction when the Saiyajin let out the occasional moan of appreciation. Vegeta worked on muscular thighs right down to wiggling toes, but made sure to stay clear of anything the towel covered. He didn’t want all his efforts to go to waste.
By the time Vegeta finished, Goku was like putty in his hands. The older man purred and ran his fingers through the younger man’s hair, which caused a second purr to fill the room.
“Vegeta…”
“Hm?”
“You’re getting lotion in my hair…”
Vegeta chuckled as he flopped down beside the other Saiyajin. “I don’t really think you care.”
Goku slowly opened his eyes and stretched, his purr intensifying with the movement. When he was satisfied, he moved closer to the prince and curled up against him, tucking his head beneath the other’s chin.
“Thank you, Vegeta… I do trust you, you know…”
The older man wrapped his arm around Goku, grinning when a black tail looped around his bicep. He didn’t bother responding because the younger man was already asleep.
**TBC**