Damn Traditions

Sorry all that I’m a little late. I was not well on the weekend and yesterday was still too tired to do anything despite spending most of the day at home. But today I sat down and it came flowing out again. It’s not a lot, but it’s moving a little, though slowly onward. There’s a bit forward to this that is already written, but I need to get there. So I hope you enjoy and I do again thank you for reading this, I am very grateful seeing as I was really nervous just to put it up, and it’s getting so long, I have a feeling it will be my longest yet. If I’m late next week it’s because I have dues to get in on one of my groups and I want to concentrate on that the rest of this week. Enjoy!

Damn Traditions continued…...

Vegeta was fast learning that his mate had one hell of a stubborn streak. Not only did he refuse to train with him anymore, there was absolutely no more sex either. Kakarott had kept to his own room, even eating in there. When he did train was when he knew his mate was dead to the world.

Vegeta took his cue and decided to head home. He knew he was not going to get his mate to reveal anymore of his power. His servant also seemed to want to avoid him, but he was sure that was out of fear. He knew there was a ship to come and decided he would take it back. At least his father would be happy that he return home to play the dutiful husband.

He arrived at the ship to be greeted by his own guard. “Nappa? Why are you here?”

“Your father sent us. When he heard that you had decided to return home, he sent me here to take over watching your mate. He doesn’t want him to wander off again.”

“Why would he wander off? He’s pissed at me at the moment, he’ll be glad to see me out of the way.”

“I have a bit of extra persuasion for that. His brother Raditz,” he indicated the long haired guard behind him to Vegeta’s notice, “He had become a part of my troop.”

“Hn,” sneered Vegeta. “He’s locked himself up in his room. Good luck persuading him out.” Vegeta moved into the ship.

Nappa and the others got out of the way so that supplies could be brought in, then they went to see where they would be staying. Several of the second class guards were leaving to make room for them. And Nappa had two others that had been sent with them that were not a part of the guard. He sent them off with Raditz.

Raditz was just about to knock when the door swung open and he came face to face with his very happy brother. “I knew it was you!”

Raditz clapped a hand on his younger brother’s shoulder, “Can’t ever fool you, can I?”

“I sensed your arrival, but I also felt Vegeta was too near and I am not speaking to him at the moment.”

“You are acting like a child again Kakarott, when are you going to grow up?”

“He deserves it. He wants to give my baby to his wife.”

“So? What do you know about babies?”

“Probably more than her.”

Raditz shook his head. Then Kakarott saw the other two behind him. “And who are they, new guards?”

“No, they are like you.”

“Like me?”

“While you’ve been here, the King ordered that all third class be tested to see if they are bearers like you. These two are the first to be found. He wants you all in a safe place now that it looks like Frieza knows about this. This is Ledace and Grenpepa, they are both older than you but they haven’t had their first season yet, though it may not be too long before they do. If it does then we will be removed and a troop of eunuch guards will come here to guard all of you.”

“I can protect myself,” said Kakarott confidently.

“Oh and for how long?” Raditz looked down at his brother’s stomach, “Even I can see that you are beginning to show.”

“Females have fought before; you can’t tell me that none of them was not pregnant while doing so.”

“How many of them were carrying the heir to the Saiyan throne? Or had to face the Icejins or a Ki power ball? Do you really want to risk losing your child?”

Kakarott was shaking his head.

“I’ll get these two settled in their room then I’ll come back and we can catch up.”

“Sure,” said Kakarott as he watched them leave. He went back into his room to see Buddabin leaning against a wall. He had heard what Raditz had said. “Buddabin, do you know anything about babies?”

“No, not much. And I wouldn’t try asking any of the females either. I heard talk that none of them did much to raise any child they did have. It was always servants, usually from the second class, or eunuchs. But there is one guard here, he raised a child with his mate, it was a long time ago, but he might be able to give you some advice, if that is what you are after.”

Kakarott looked at him and smiled, “Yes, I’d like to talk to him, can you bring him to me?”

“Sure. I’ll see when he might be available.”

“I don’t want anyone to know why I want to see him… Tell him to meet me at the training room for some one on one, okay?”

Buddabin nodded and headed off. As he was leaving Raditz returned and the pair ordered some food.

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The man that entered the training room seemed to be his father’s age. “I understand you requested a training session with me?”

“Well, yeah, but that’s not why I want to see you. Do you know who I am?”

“You are the Prince’s accidental mate. The other guards seem to be impressed with you because you somehow beat a couple of them.”

“You don’t seem to like me much.”

“You are third class. I am proud that I was chosen to guard the Elite females. Not a third class fuck buddy to the Prince.”

“I am pregnant to the Prince.”

This surprised the man. “You are a male.”

“Obviously, but I am also a bearer, or had you not heard about us?”

“I have heard rumors, nothing more. How can it be possible?”

“I don’t know all the details, but there are third class males like me that can bear children. I am bearing the Prince’s child, but I know nothing about… children… babies. I was told you and your mate had a child and that you raised it.”

“My mate and I had a son, we raised him, yes.”

I want to learn what I have to do.”

“Do?”

“Yeah. How do I raise a baby?”

The man started laughing. He kept laughing until he could feel the third class powering up and looked to see that his face was screwed up in anger and his hands clasped into tight fists. The power he could feel had him stop laughing and staring at the young man before him. He took a few steps back wondering what the hell he should do because it seemed the tales his fellow guardsmen had been telling him were true after all. This boy was a lot stronger than he should be.

Behind him others came running into the training room, Nappa, Raditz and the rest of Nappa’s troop.

“Kakarott!” shouted his brother. Kakarott’s power dropped immediately. “What the hell are you up to?”

“He laughed at me.” He pointed at the man

“What? That all?” He saw his brother’s fists clench up again.

“That all!” He was unconsciously powering up again. “I’m tired of these people who think it just a joke that I can bear a child, or that I’m just the Prince’s fuck buddy! That I’m still a boy that needs to be protected because he’s just a weak little third class! Well, I AM NOT WEAK!” A wave of power shot out from him knocking them all off their feet.

When they got to their feet, all of them in shock, Kakarott was standing there looking down at his unclenched hands, as shocked as they.

“Kakarott?” said his brother as he ventured a step or two closer.

Kakarott looked up then at his brother in almost desperation.

“What did you just do?”

He shook his head. He didn’t know what he had done.

Nappa was silently gathering those with him and pushing them from the room; including the man that Kakarott had come to meet. Him he grabbed by the collar and dragged from the room so that they could have a few words. Then it was only the two brothers’ in the room. Raditz moved closer to his shocked brother.

“Hey, Kaka, it’s okay. You haven’t done anything wrong.”

The younger dropped his hands to his side and looked at his brother. “I don’t know how…”

“Hey, like I said, it’s okay. Maybe your hormones are a little charged up, huh?”

That got Kakarott to straighten up, “What? Don’t be ridiculous.”

“How do you know it wasn’t? You’ve never been pregnant before.”

That seemed to stump him. “You called me Kaka, I told you not to call me that anymore.”

“I think from now on I will bear that in mind. If this is what you can bring up when you get pissed.”

“I thought you said it was hormones?” smiled Kakarott.

Raditz threw an arm over his brother’s shoulders, “Yeah, I did, didn’t I? Come on, I think you’ve gotten enough attention for one day. What were you up to anyway?” They began to walk back to Kakarott’s room.

“I just wanted to find out about babies. This guy raised his child, so I wanted to learn a little about it.”

“Why? As the Prince’s mate you’ll have servants to do that for you.”

“They want to take him from me. Take him back to Vegetasei and make believe he’s Aspaga’s. I don’t want that bitch anywhere near my baby. I don’t trust her.”

“Hmm. You starting to sound like a protective mother to me.”

Kakarott stopped their movement, throwing off his brother’s arm. “Why shouldn’t I be? I am the one having this baby. It’s inside my body, it’s of my blood. Why shouldn’t I care what happens to him?”

“I’m not saying you shouldn’t. But the Prince is the child’s father and he’s an Elite and the direct heir to the throne. He has the power to do whatever he wants, what do you have? We have always been at the bottom of the food chain; I don’t think things are going to change anytime soon even if we are the hope for the future. What would you do anyway, try to run away again?”

“I didn’t run away. I wanted to come home, that was all. I don’t like being a prisoner just because I can bear a child.”

“But you want to run away now, don’t you? Run away with your child. Where would you go? How could you raise a child and survive on your own? You haven’t been fully trained yet, what else could you do?”

Kakarott started walking away from his brother who heard him say, “I don’t know.” When he reached his room he slammed the door behind him and Raditz knew he was not wanted. He decided to let his brother think about it all.

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