A Saiyan Way of Life

Title: A Saiyan Way of Life

Author: 2dragonkat

Summary: Sequel to my fic Alternate Reality. Life for the Saiyan family after Buu. Goku/Vegeta, Piccolo/Gohan, future Trunks/Goten.

Discalimer: ...sigh...yes I'll admit it, none of these characters are mine, I just hijacked them for my story. I'll give them back, I promise.

Rating: Mature for some chapters.

Overall Warnings: explicit yaoi, mpreg, angst, deviation from the DBZ plot but Uub will be present (just as a plot device), and bashing of various DBZ ladies.

AN: Well this story is entirely finished as of last night. We've got seven more things to post before this is all over. This has been quite fun. I hope you all have enjoyed it. And I'd really appreciate reviews from people, I still love knowing what everyone thinks.

I hope everyone enjoys this chapter. This is kinda a two part chapter but i'll just keep them separate for now.

Warnings for this chapter: well...uhh...no warnings really for this chapter.


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Chapter Nine – Transmission

WC: 3,076

It had been one week since Uub had come to live with Vegeta and Goku in their home.

Vegeta had arrived home before the two fighters after the tournament. He had sent off the money Hercule had given him to the island Uub was from before walking around the house, prepping it for their new arrival. He went into Gohan’s old room, which hadn’t been touched in years now. He had to dust and vacuum, washing the bed sheets and cleaning out the bureau and other furniture.

He had sighed in frustration. He was just as excited to have some new powerful opponent, because times of peace were frustrating. But a part of him wasn’t ready to have another child in the house…who wasn’t his by blood. He loved his boys…but there was something to caring for your own child who you carried below your heart yourself for months on end. Uub was going to take some getting used to.

Those first few days had been interesting while he and Uub got used to each other. He had kept his distance when the two trained together, only talking to the young prodigy during meals. The kid was sweet, but Vegeta didn’t really want him around…because Vegeta wanted his own child to care and train instead of a peasant from a village on a pathetic spit of an island. Well that wasn’t entirely true, he was just a bit upset with the whole situation, not just Uub specifically.

Vegeta’s routine of only interacting with Uub for short periods of time had worked for about a week, but then Goku came to him, asking for a favor.

“What is it Kakarot,” he asked, not turning from slicing up vegetables for his stew for that afternoon.

“Uub has been kinda quiet lately. He seems upset and his performance during training is suffering. I was hoping you could talk to him a bit,” Goku said, leaning against a counter and pleading at his mate with his eyes.

“Why don’t you talk to him, you are his master.”

“I have…but he just brushes me off…kinda like you used to.”

“Now I know how to talk to you Vegeta. But I’m not sure how to deal with him. He’s just a kid really, no matter how powerful he is. And you know just as well as me that I don’t have as much experience talking to kids.”

“Kakarot…”

“It’s okay Vegeta. It doesn’t bother me unless someone is upset…and Uub’s upset. So please Vegeta. I know you don’t like Uub…”

“It’s not like that Kakarot.”

“But you never talk to him. He thinks you hate him.”

“It’s complicated.”

“Then explain it to me.”

“Not now…”

“Please Kakarot.”

“…Alright. But can you still talk to him.”

“Come on Vegeta.”

“…on two conditions Kakarot.”

“Anything…”

Vegeta smirked. Thinking if he didn’t already have ideas for what he wanted he would have taken a guilty pleasure in taking advantage of that softly spoken word. “First condition; I will also train the boy in fighting…”

“Why didn’t you just say so Vegeta. That’d be great…”

“Kakarot,” Vegeta sighed in exasperation. “I would have but you’ve made it clear he is your student from day one.”

“I have?”

“Yes.”

“I’m sorry,” Goku mumbled, bowing his head. He was a bit ashamed he had given off that message with his actions, when having Vegeta’s help would be a wonderful thing.

“Second condition…you’re also going to train me.”

“…pa…pardon.”

“You heard me.”

“But Vegeta you’re a wonderful fighter. What could I possibly teach you?”

“The Instant Transmission technique.”

“…ohhhh…alright Vegeta. Sounds great!”

“Good,” Vegeta grumbled, turning off the oven and walking out of the kitchen, heading out of the house to track down Uub so they could finally talk properly.

He found the boy crouched next to the pond by their home, staring sightlessly into the water, ignoring the wind and chirps of nearby birds. The boy was upset…it was so painfully obvious to Vegeta. He’s seen all three of his boys in that particular position at one point or another…not to mention himself.

Any other day he would have reprimanded the boy for having his guard down so low because he did not notice Vegeta was coming towards him until Vegeta sat down next to the boy, but today Vegeta made an exception. Uub looked up at him with wide, wary eyes, jumping a bit in surprise at the prince’s unexpected entrance. Vegeta just sighed and looked out at the water, waiting for the brat to calm down so they could talk.

After several long, tense minutes, Uub seemed to finally calm down enough that he wasn’t jumping at every slight movement or sound Vegeta made. Vegeta finally found his patience had worn out and decided to just get this whole awkward situation over with.

“What’s wrong kid,” he asked gruffly, not turning to look at the young boy beside him.

“Wha…I don’t…I’m fine Mr. Vegeta, sir,” Uub stuttered out.

“Cut the crap kid. Kakarot says your performance has been lacking and you seem distracted. I’ve raised three boys, so I know when a child is bothered by something. Believe me I’m better equipped to help you than my mate,” Vegeta said, turning calm eyes on the boy.

Uub looked back at him with wide eyes, but they were no longer wary or frightened, they were curious at the moment actually. “You are a father Mr. Vegeta,” Uub asked.

“Of course. You’ve met my sons, those two rowdy brats and their brother who were over for dinner last night.”

“I thought they were Goku’s sons.”

“They are. Both Kakarot and I are their parents. But Kakarot was gone for a long time so I had to raise all three on my own for a while.”

“Really?”

“Yes. So just tell me what’s wrong. Or I’ll send you to your room without any dinner.”

Uub looked scandalized and shocked, hoping that Vegeta was joking. “You…you wouldn’t…right,” he asked quietly.

“It always seemed to work to get my sons talking,” Vegeta said with a smirk.

Uub gulped, not liking the idea of missing any of the delicious food the man in front of him made. He nodded slowly, taking a deep breath and looking back at the water before them. “I guess I’m feeling kinda homesick,” Uub mumbled.

Vegeta sighed, nodding slightly in understanding. “That’s fine. You’ve had to leave behind everything you know to come to a brand new place. But believe me it could be worst.

“I had to leave my home when I was a little younger than you are now. But I was sold into slavery, taken from my home that was destroyed a few years later. I was sold to protect my home, but the monster I was sold to just destroyed it anyway. I lived a horrible life for so many years, my childhood non existent.

“You are lucky Uub. You have the ability to go back to your home and visit when you want. You’ve been taken into the care of one of the gentlest warriors in the universe. Believe me Uub. Your life could be much worst.”

“I never knew,” Uub said quietly, eyes compassionate as they looked at the Saiyan beside him.

Vegeta smirked, shaking is head at the boy…he may be the reincarnation of Buu but his personality was nothing like that beast. “Not many people know about my past Boy. Don’t feel sorry for me. My life has been much better since I’ve been here and with my mate and family. My past is just a distant memory, it no longer bothers me,” Vegeta said, leveling the young fighter with an intense stare. “But homesickness is not the only thing bothering you at the moment is it.”

Uub looked very much taken aback, looking down at the ground with a guilty look, shaking his head to confirm Vegeta’s statement.

“Then how about you tell me,” Vegeta said gruffly.

Uub looked shyly up at him, opening and closing his mouth in futile attempts to speak.

“Just spit it out boy,” Vegeta said rolling his eyes at the kid’s shyness.

“…you hate me, don’t you Mr. Vegeta,” Uub whispered, head turned away from the prince.

Vegeta sighed heavily, knowing this, more than the homesickness, was what was bothering the kid. He lifted a hand, letting it hover before he placed it on Uub’s shoulder, giving the startled kid a comforting pat. “I don’t hate you,” he said quietly.

“Then why do you avoid me,” the confused child asked.

Vegeta lifted his other hand and rubbed his neck, a habit he had picked up from his mate over the years. “I was not expecting you to come into our lives. I had planned a while ago, that Kakarot would finally start our own true family.”

“I don’t understand.”

“Our sons…aren’t completely ours. Trunks is my son and Goten and Gohan are Kakarot’s. I have no blood ties to them just like Kakarot has no ties to Trunks.”

“But you’re both men…you can’t have children together…can you?”

“We aren’t human Uub. Kakarot explained that to you a few days ago. So the rules of human biology do not apply to us. We do have an opportunity to have a child of our own.”

“So why do you hate…”

“I do not mean to take this out on you Uub. Kakarot has devoted most of his attention to you, and will for a long time. But I need him if I am to carry our child. So I suppose I was taking out my frustration of my mate ignoring me on you.”

“Oh…”

“I apologize for my actions. Things are going to change. I am now going to be a part of you training and I’ll talk to Kakarot so he understands my feelings.”

“So you’re going to tell him you want to have more kids.”

“No.”

“…huh…why not?”

“Because I want it to be a surprise for him.”

“…so…your not scared he won’t like the idea.”

Vegeta looked at this kid with raised eyebrows. He had really underestimated the boy after all. Not only was he incredibly strong he was very bright as well, and seemed to be a very accepting person. He smiled slightly wrapping a companionable arm around the boy’s shoulders. “A couple years ago I would have thought that. But since you’ve been around I’m not worried.”

“What do you mean, Mr. Vegeta?”

“He’s not just training you because you’ll some day be a great opponent for him. He’s training you because he misses having kids around the house just as much as I do.”

Uub blushed at the words, but smiled brightly at Vegeta. “So you don’t hate me,” he asked, leaning further into Vegeta’s embrace.

“Not at all. In fact I feel very similar to Kakarot. Having you around has been rather comforting. I miss having children in my home.”

Uub smiled brightly at his comment, suddenly springing forward and wrapping his arms around Vegeta’s neck in a tight hug. Vegeta was startled by the sudden show of affection but none the less returned the embrace. Uub will never be able to completely replace the void left by their children growing up, but it’ll be a comfort to have him around…at least until the new addition to the family arrives.


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Days passed and the atmosphere in the Saiyan abode had brightened considerably. Vegeta and his mate had decided to take turns training the boy. Each morning Uub had a different trainer and the afternoons Uub spent meditating or watching Goku and Vegeta spar so he could better learn the art of fighting. Goku was ecstatic about the interest Vegeta had taken in Uub's training and showed his appreciation in a decidedly different art form.

About once a month Goku and Vegeta would take Uub back to his village to train, since the prodigy still hadn’t learned to fly. And when the Villagers found out Vegeta was the one to send them the large amounts of money, they also showed their appreciation…but in a much more child friendly way. They made food for the Saiyans, and gave them handcrafted furniture and beautiful woven rugs and clothes. They didn’t really need the things but Vegeta and Goku accepted them to not be rude.

Goku, when training Uub, taught the boy different techniques and forms of attack, which the boy picked up on very quickly. He was soon able to keep up with Goku in spars, matching punch for punch and kick for kick. Goku started to slowly move on the more complicated attacks he’s learned over the years from Master Roshi, Tien, Piccolo and many others. It would be a while until Uub was ready to start using chi based attacks but until then there were plenty of others things to do.

Vegeta had taken a much different approach to teaching Uub. He focused on teaching the boy strategy and control. He taught Uub that fighting was not just about direct attacks all the time, there was opportunities to set your opponent up so they were caught off guard and you could deliver the final blow. Each time the two of them sparred Vegeta would use every trick and maneuver to beat Uub. Then after he would ask Uub to relay what Vegeta had done to beat him and after he had the knowledge Vegeta showed him how to implement it. He taught Uub how to think during a fight and how to figure out which moves were appropriate for any situation.

Vegeta also made a point to teach the boy how to meditate. There had been a few close calls early on when Uub had lost control of his power and had nearly killed himself and the surrounding wildlife. Vegeta decided he had to show the boy how to meditate. Meditation was a great way for a warrior to examine themselves, find their weaknesses and understand their strengths. It was also a way for Uub to better understand how much power he had and how to control that power. Once he had that control then he could move on to learning all the attacks that utilize chi.

Two months after Uub had come to stay Goku decided he could take time a few times a week to teach Vegeta the instant transmission technique. When he asked Vegeta why he wanted to learn it Vegeta just replied vaguely, “I thought it would be a useful technique to know.”

The afternoon was bright and clear. They had just finished a satisfying lunch and Uub was off, deep into the forest for some meditating. Goku brought Vegeta to a clearing not to far from their house so he could teach the instant transmission technique.

“Okay babe, bear with me a bit. I’ve never taught anyone this so this is going to be slow for both of us,” he said, standing in front of his mate.

Vegeta nodded in understanding. “That’s fine Kakarot. I’ll be as patient as I can,” He said, smirking at his mate’s wary look.

“That’s all I ask,” Goku said hesitantly. He stood for a few moments, quietly scratching his chin, trying to think of what to do.

He snapped his fingers when he thought of something. He walked over to a boulder on one end of the clearing, creating a small ball of chi and setting it on top of the rock. He did the same thing on the other end of the clearing, putting another ball of chi on another rock. He stepped back and turned to his mate.

“Okay. Basically the Instant Transmission allows you to dematerialize and move as a mass of light, which is the fastest traveling thing in the universe. Downside to it though, is that you have to have an energy signature to lock onto as a target. So there’s a limit to how far and where you can go with the technique.”

“So what Kibito Kai used was different.”

“Yeah, his technique was more like teleportation. He told me he can go anywhere in the universe and doesn’t need an energy target to lock onto. I wish I knew that one.”

“Doesn’t matter Kakarot. This one will do just fine.”

Goku smiled brightly at his mate, walking up to him and holding onto his shoulder. “I’m actually glad it’s you I’m teaching this to Vegeta. I actually think I have a good way to teach it to you,” Goku said, pulling Vegeta close and letting their foreheads rest against each other.

“I want us to completely open our bond. I’ve notice that we can sometimes feel the sensations the other is feeling,” he paused to wiggle his eye brows and smirk at a faintly blushing Vegeta, before composing himself. “I thought that that would be a good way to teach you. You can hold on to me as I use the technique and you’ll hopefully be able to feel through our bond what you’re supposed to feel and focus on. It’s hard for me to describe how it works so I thought I’d try showing you.”

Just when Vegeta thought his mate couldn’t shock him anymore he comes up with a rather brilliant idea for teaching a complex skill. Vegeta smiled a small smile, nodding a bit proudly at Goku. “That seems like a very good idea Kakarot. Let’s try it,” he said.

Goku nodded in excitement before closing his eyes, opening up their bond. He waited until he was sure they were close enough in their minds that Vegeta would be able to feel Goku doing the technique. He raised his free hand that wasn’t wrapped around Vegeta to his forehead, pressing two fingers, his middle and index, to the skin. He focused on one of the energy balls he created, using that as his target. He basically let go of his body, focusing on the feeling of weightlessness and traveling to the energy.

He opened his eyes, looking down and saw they were right next to the boulder he had picked out earlier. He looked down at his mate who still had his eyes closed, leaning heavily against him. A waited patiently, hoping that his idea had worked and Vegeta had felt and understood what went into instant transmission.

Vegeta looked up at him a moment later, shaking his head a bit and raising a hand to rub at his forehead.

“Well that was interesting…”


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Review, review, review please everyone.

The more response I get the more inclined I am to write more for this particular verse i've created...or DBZ in general.

Shout Outs:
Foxxy Jones: Hey hun, I'm glad you've been liking it. Heehee I think it's great you like Piccolo/Gohan and Trunks/Goten as much as I do...some day I might write little fic for each of them. Anywho I'm glad you're liking Julesie's fic. I've had to encourage her a lot but I think the result is well worth it. ^_-

Zofo: In regards to Chapter 7. Well I think we all learned that a Saiyan trying to get pregnant outside of their heat isn't the best of ideas. And while Vegeta is eager, I'm trying to make it seem like he's willing to wait because it's safer. You'll be seeing a pregnant Vegeta soon enough, and I got lots of things planned for him. In regards to Chapter 8. Yeah I would have liked to see some punishment of Goku too, but it didn't quite fit in. Goku's actually in the dark for the whole 'cubs' thing as of now. It is now at and end, it's okay hun, don't cry. If I get enough encouragement I might be willing to write more, like a sequel or a prequel, or both. ^_^

Chibi_Dilandau: Freaky leather guy, I just had to have him in there. And I loved having Vegeta pull an 18 with Hercule and freaking the guy out, it made me happy. I hope the rest of the fic works for ya. ^_^

See you all soon.

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