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Endlessly	By : Froglady15 Category: Dragon Ball Z > AU - Alternate Universe Views: 2949 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
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Chapter 32
Vegeta left the house and took off into the air as fast as he could. He wasn't sure where he would go or how long he would be gone. He just needed to leave and get his thoughts in order. There was a large part of him that didn't want to do this either. It wasn't that he didn't want to have a child with Bulma. There was no one else he could imagine having a child with. He knew any child they produced would be strong and intelligent and attractive. He knew Bulma would make a wonderful mother; she would be able to compensate and make up for all of his shortcomings. That wasn't his issue. His issue was: What if she died? Even worse, what if she and the child both died? Then what would he be left with? What if she died and the child lived? Then what would he do? Would he be able to raise it? Would he even be able to look at it, knowing that in allowing it to be born it had killed his mate? Would he be able to forgive that? He wasn't sure. Could he hate something that would be half of her as much as it was half himself? He honestly did not know.
He landed on the highest plateau he could find. The one he had taken Bulma to a few weeks back when he had revealed his ascension to her. He sat down and looked down at the rest of the planet. He quite literally felt torn on this. A huge part of him wanted to be happy, even ecstatic over the thought of Bulma being pregnant. The other part of him was beyond terrified. He did not know what to do.
Part of him knew too that if he made her give up this child, he would lose her. He had sensed her acceptance and knew that she was adamant about keeping this child. He understood; he really did. It was a part of both of them. If they had been in a better situation, he would have not been so insistent on this. However he was selfish enough to not want to put her at risk and lose her. Even if it meant she may change her feelings towards him then fine, at least she would be alive.
What are we going to do? He asked himself, burying his head into his hands. He wanted to be happy about this, but he just couldn't be. It wasn't feasible at this point in time.
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Bulma rolled over in bed. She wondered what time it was and how long she had been a sleep. She felt better, that was for sure. Where's Vegeta? She asked herself and then she remembered the events of that morning.
I'm pregnant. She thought to herself. She smiled and put her hand on her stomach. It was perfectly flat and toned. It was hard to believe that in just a few months she would be huge. It wasn't something she had planned on just yet. She agreed with Vegeta, they weren't ready for this. However, she wasn't about to give this up. She swallowed the lump forming at the back of her throat as she remembered Vegeta's harsh words to her that morning. "I cannot allow you to carry a child full term here."
Bulma quickly dismissed those thoughts and decided to get up and get something to eat. She couldn't feel Vegeta. She assumed either he was still brooding somewhere or he was training in the gravity room. He usually closed himself off when he was training. She hoped that was all it was. She changed quickly into a pair of loose-fitting pants and fitted t-shirt and made her way downstairs.
"Hey, B. Are you feeling better?" Chi-Chi asked. "I made some soup. Would you like some?"
"Sure, thanks, Chi-Chi." Bulma nodded. "I feel a bit better, yeah. What time is it?"
"Like around late-afternoonish?"
"Wow." She sighed. She had slept most of the day away. "Do you know where Vegeta is? Is he training with Kakarott?"
"No, they aren't training today. I don't know where he is. He left here a few hours ago in a huff and I haven't seen him since." Chi-Chi said dishing out some soup for both of them. "So? Did you tell him?"
"Yeah. He felt it. I'm pregnant." She said with a small smile.
"That's great!" Chi-Chi exclaimed, getting up to hug her friend. "Our babies can be best friends! They'll only be a few months apart!"
Bulma nodded.
"What's wrong?" Chi-Chi asked with a frown. She didn't seem as elated as she would have thought she would have been.
"Nothing. It just hasn't sunk in yet is all." Bulma said, shaking her head. She didn't want to tell her Vegeta's reaction that morning. Chi-Chi already had her issues with him and she didn't want to make it worse.
"What did he say?" she asked suspiciously. Vegeta hadn't looked happy when he had left.
"Not much. He's just worried about me and my safety is all. And we weren't planning on having kids anytime soon. It's just a bit of a shock is all. He'll be fine." She shrugged. She truly didn't think he had meant what he said that morning. She had felt the joy he had felt. He was only worried about her was all.
"Oh. He didn't look happy when he left. He didn't even say anything, just left. I was wondering what had happened. You sure that's all it is?" Chi-Chi asked suspiciously. "I know he didn't want to have any for a while. He's not mad, is he? Cause if he is, it's just as much his fault as yours."
"No, he's not mad." Bulma sighed. "Just worried about my health. His mother nearly died giving birth to him and she had died giving birth to his younger brother who had died a few days after. He's got a bit of a hang up over it. Especially with this planet being so under developed. That's why he's upset. That's all."
"As long as he's not leaving you or being an ass about it."
"No, Chi. It's not like that. You're constantly assuming the worst where he's concerned. He's not out to hurt me or be the bad guy. Yes, he can be difficult but he means well. He just doesn't always express it properly." Bulma said irritably. "Cut him some slack. This was just as much a shocker to him as it was to me."
Chi-Chi rolled her eyes. "I don't know why it was such a shocker. You do know where babies come from and how, do you not?"
Bulma ignored her friend and sipped her soup. "Great soup, Chi." She said, wanting to change the subject all together. "Where's Kakarott?"
"I don't know, actually." Chi-Chi said with a frown. "He was out with the dogs for a while working with them. He said something about Danger's grip getting lazy; I don't know and I think he got bored and may have gone to find Vegeta. Maybe they will spar for a bit today. I don't know. I just know he's not here."
Bulma nodded. She hoped Kakarott had gone to seek Vegeta out. He probably needed someone to talk to who would understand his point of view. Though if she knew Vegeta, he'd argue till high heaven that he didn't need to talk to anyone.
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Vegeta looked up as he felt a familiar Ki approaching him and growled. He just wanted to be left alone! Was that so much to ask? He knew Bulma was awake. He had let his wall down just enough to keep an eye on her. She seemed to be feeling a lot better, which he was glad for. She had sought him out initially but he had not responded. He wasn't ready to talk to her just yet. He was, however, grateful that she hadn't pushed him into talking with her. She was giving him his space. He appreciated that greatly. Now he would have to talk to Kakarott and he was not sure if he was up to it at the moment.
"Hey, Vegeta." Kakarott greeted, taking a seat next to his prince and oldest friend. "Why've you been up here all day?"
"Leave me alone Kakarott." He growled, not looking at the younger Saiyan. "I've been up here because I do not wish company."
"Why? Did you and Bulma have a fight?"
"Sort of." Vegeta grated out, not wanting to discuss such private matters with him but also knowing that he wouldn't leave until he had told him something.
"Oh. I'm sorry. Do you mind if I ask what about?"
"Yes, Kakarott, I do mind but you won't leave until I tell you anyway, right? Not to mention that Bulma has probably filled in that harpy of a mate of yours by this time and she will tell you the worst of it."
"Okay," Kakarott replied, scratching the back of his head in confusion. "Well, what happened? I'd rather hear your side anyway."
Vegeta rolled his eyes. "Bulma is pregnant."
"Really, Vegeta? That's great! Congratulations!" Kakarott exclaimed.
"Hmmn." Vegeta replied
"Uh ohh. It's not great?"
"You idiot! Why would it be great?" Vegeta spat at him. "Do you not remember what happened to my mother? She will die if she has to give birth on this backwater planet. I realize that must not be a concern to you. Obviously, you haven't shown any concern over your own mate and her condition. Surely you are aware of the risks."
"Yeah, I know, Vegeta." Kakarott shrugged.
"Then why do you not worry?"
"It's not that I don't worry. I do. And I did when I first found out. But I can take her elsewhere if it looks like it's going to be a problem. I have been keeping a close watch on the baby. So far, everything seems fine. If it looks like it won't, I'll find a place that she can safely go to give birth."
"You idiot! Finding someplace and then travelling there could take weeks not to mention months do you think my father did not keep close watch on my mother and look how quickly things went bad. We had access to the greatest facilities and physicians. Also, I do not have that luxury of leaving. In case you forgotten, I am most likely a wanted fugitive by Frieza. I cannot show my face anywhere."
"Hmm. True. But I can take Bulma for you if you want?"
"Absolutely not. I will not be sending her away to birth my child alone."
"But she wouldn't be alone. I'd be there with her." Kakarott said hopefully, wanting to help.
"No. If she is going to do this, I will be with her."
"What do you mean if?" Kakarott asked with a frown. "Vegeta, you aren't thinking of asking her to abort it, are you?"
"I was considering it, yes." He replied with a heavy frown. "Though after much consideration I cannot."
"Oh, good, Vegeta. That wouldn't be a nice thing to have her do."
"And allowing her to carry a half-Saiyan child full term on a planet that has no technology at all, whatsoever is nice?"
"Well, no. But I couldn't imagine asking her to do the other. Does she know that's how you feel? That you don't want to have a child with her?"
"Yes she knows. And it is not that I do not want a child with her. It is that I am worried I will lose her. I cannot go through that again, Kakarott. It was bad enough the first time and she wasn't even dead. I cannot imagine how hard it would be if she actually did die. I cannot do it. I will not. Not for the sake of having a child. Not right now, anyway. Maybe when we are back on Vegeta-sei and she can be monitored and looked after properly, but not here. Not now. I even fear what will happen when everyone finds out. The danger both she and that child will be under." Vegeta said, admitting all of his fears to his companion. "It does not matter so much for you and your child. No one will care. With our child, it will be a scandal. There will be those dead set upon destroying both of them. I will not tolerate it."
Kakarott nodded. He did understand Vegeta's fears. They were perfectly legitimate concerns. He didn't want to see anything bad happen to Bulma either. He loved her; she had become like a little sister to him after all these months. "I get it, Vegeta."
"And on top of all of that, and knowing that it is the best thing, I cannot bring myself to make her do it. I cannot." He said bitterly. "I know she would never allow it. She already told me as much; but even then, having thought about it these past several hours. I do not think I could allow her to go through with it even if she did agree. It is a life we both created out of our union. How many infants and children have I slayed, Kakarott? Without second thought or remorse. Yet I cannot bring myself to have her rid herself of an infant that I have not even seen or met with the knowledge that she may die bringing it into this universe. Furthermore why is it that I have been blessed with this? I do not deserve an heir. By all rights, I deserve nothing! Not even her. Especially not her, yet the gods found a way to spare her from death and now she's pregnant with my child."
"Don't look at it that way, Vegeta." Kakarott said uncomfortably. He wasn't sure what to say and he did understand why he'd feel that way. "I've done the same things you did while we were serving under Frieza. You know this. By rights then, I shouldn't be happy with Chi-Chi or be blessed with a child either. That did cross my mind at the beginning when I found out she was pregnant, but I didn't let it bother me. I made a decision that I will be the best father I can be to that child and make sure he isn't brought up the same way we were."
"Like that would change everything, Kakarott. Stop being a fool!" Vegeta replied harshly. "I do not know anything of being a father. I hate my own father. I consider your father more of a father to me than my own. How pathetic is that? What could I possibly have to offer a brat?"
Kakarott shrugged. "Just do everything you can to not be like your father and you'll be fine, Vegeta. Really. You aren't your father. So it shouldn't be too hard."
Vegeta sighed. "And if she dies and the brat lives, then what?"
"I don't know, Vegeta. I don't have all the answers. I'm in the same boat you're in."
"And these questions do not plague you?"
"No, they don't." Kakarott replied. "I'll worry about it if and when it happens, should it happen."
"Hmmn." Vegeta nodded. He knew he was letting his mind wander unnecessarily. He just didn't want to lose Bulma. Especially now after everything and he had finally let himself admit and accept what it was that he felt for her. It frightened him and he did not want to lose her.
"Hey, here's an idea," Kakarott said suddenly, taking Vegeta out of his thoughts. "We have the regen tank in the gravity room. We could put them in there if it there's a birthing problem. How many times have we both been on the brink of death due to injury and severe blood loss and were fine after a few days in there. It should work on them, shouldn't it?"
"You're right. That is an idea." Vegeta nodded, not believing that he hadn't thought of it himself. "It should work on them, shouldn't it?"
"I don't know. The regen tanks on Frieza's ship work for any species, why wouldn't the one in the gravity room? We can ask Bulma about it." Kakarott said happily.
"We can test it on your mate after she gives birth." Vegeta said dryly. "If it works and is good enough for her, it should be good enough for Bulma."
"That's right!" Kakarott exclaimed happily, not noticing the dig Vegeta had made with regards to his mate. "So does that make you happy now?"
Vegeta held back a smile. Smiling was not something he did. "I suppose it helps."
"Awe I knew you were deep down happy about this! You're going to be a daddy, Vegeta!"
"Do not get carried away, Kakarott!" Vegeta growled at him. "It helps, yes, but does not erase my concerns for down the road when we make it back to Vegeta-sei. Both she and the child will be in danger."
"I'll do whatever I can to make sure they're safe, Vegeta. It's the least I can do. You've offered me and my family so much. I see Bulma as my kin. I don't want to see anything happen to her or your child."
"I know you will. I thank you for that." Vegeta nodded. "We need to train harder. You have improved significantly these past few weeks; I am very pleased with our progress. However I still fear that between the two of us it still may not be enough."
"Thanks, Vegeta. Well, you know me; I won't quit if you don't. Hey, before you ascended, what did it feel like?" Kakarott asked. He had wanted to ask him for about a week now. "I get this feeling when I'm powering up like there's something else there, hidden; almost dormant. Every time I try to tap into it, it just disappears."
Vegeta scowled at him. That had been what he felt the day after he had killed Zarbon. He had meditated on the beach and tried to call upon it but it wouldn't come. It just hovered beyond his grasp. The more he had tried to release it the more elusive it became. That had been exactly the feeling. Dormant. How could Kakarott be experiencing the same thing? There was no way he would ever ascend, could he? "I suppose so. In the beginning, yes; though you cannot ever hope to ascend. It is not in your blood."
"I know. That's what I thought." Kakarott nodded. "But there's definitely something there. I just don't know how to get it. How did you?"
"Hmmn. I didn't try at first. I just came. It was available the moment I needed it when I saw Zarbon trying to violate Bulma. I did not even know I had done it." Vegeta explained. While he was not happy with the idea that Kakarott may have the ability to ascend, if he did they would be able to take out Frieza between the two of them.
"So then how did you know?"
"Bulma showed me. Through the bond." He said simply. "She had asked why my appearance had changed and when I questioned her meaning, she showed me. The next day I could not replicate it. It was, as you say "dormant". Then when I was taken on Frieza's ship I had to conceal my new found power. After all that time, before I was sent to Bellatrix, I kept it hidden. I went home to visit, your father gave me the gravity room and it was then that I was able to call upon it with ease."
"Huh." Kakarott nodded. "That's awesome."
"If you do have the ability to ascend, it will most likely happen when you need it at that moment." Vegeta said. "That was how it happened for me with Zarbon. I tried to power up to take on Frieza after he had destroyed the ship but I hadn't had the time. When you get it, it is very difficult to control and hang on to at first. I had called upon it but could not hang onto it properly. Not in the panic and rage that was flowing through me at that moment."
"Makes sense." Kakarott nodded. "You seem to have a really good grasp on it though. From what I can see."
"Hmmn." Vegeta replied. "It was a challenge. I only hope it will be enough. I feel unstoppable when I am in my ascended state. Everything changes. Vision, speed, strength; it all increases dramatically. It is nearly overwhelming at first. Though I doubt you will ever experience it."
"We'll see, Vegeta. I have improved a lot and I know I am far stronger than any of the elites now. You never know!" he replied cheerfully.
Vegeta didn't say anything. He simply looked out onto the horizon. Who knew what the future held for any of them. It was so uncertain. It frightened him. One thing was for sure, he would head back to the house soon and tell Bulma that they were going to have this child. Try as he might to fight it, he was joyful. This would be the second good thing he had done in his life. The first had been taking Bulma as his mate. He knew his fears weren't unfounded and would not disappear overnight, but he would swallow them the best he could for her. This half-Saiyan heir would be the first of many changes for the planet Vegeta-sei.
"Hey, Vegeta? Are you ready to head back?" Kakarott asked. "It's getting dark and I'm getting really hungry."
"Very well." Vegeta nodded. He was getting hungry too. He hadn't eaten at all that day. He wanted to speak to Bulma as well.
"Great!" Kakarott exclaimed, launching himself off the plateau. "I bet I can beat you there, Vegeta!"
"Hmmn. Not likely, clown!" he replied, transforming into his golden ascended state and taking off after the younger Saiyan.
-0-0-0-
Chi-Chi had finished making supper and was just cleaning up the kitchen when the door burst open and the two Saiyans walked in arguing as per usual.
"That wasn't fair, Vegeta." Kakarott whined.
"It was. I beat you fair and square."
"Yeah, but only because you transformed. So it wasn't fair."
"You never stipulated the terms." Vegeta argued back. "And you got a head start as well, so technically that was unfair."
"Whatever." Kakarott said with a childish frown. "I'll beat you next time."
"Oh, I cannot wait!" Vegeta chuckled. "Woman. What's for dinner?" he asked, looking pointedly at Chi-Chi.
Chi-Chi rolled her eyes at him. "It's all there on the stove. Help yourself."
The two Saiyans made their way over to the stove to see what was there for them. "Awe! Great, Chi-Chi! I love this dish!" Kakarott said. "Dig in, Vegeta!"
"I will. I need to see to Bulma. Where is she?" he asked Chi-Chi.
"Upstairs. She's been there a while."
Vegeta nodded and left to go to their bedroom. Once inside, he found her sitting in bed with her knees up and paperwork all around her. She was obviously working on something. Danger was laying on the end of the bed and Aro next to her on her right.
"Hey," she greeted, looking up from her work. An unsure look on her face. He had kept himself closed off from her all day and she had been worried. He hadn't done that to her in weeks. Not since they had fixed their bond.
"Hey." He replied stepping into the room. Aro jumped off the bed to greet him, while Danger put his head back down between his paws and resumed his nap. He pet the dog for a few moments and then sat down on the bed in front of her. "How are you feeling?"
"Alright." Bulma shrugged. "I'm not throwing up anymore, but I seem to be getting these dizzy spells. But I started having those a few days ago. How are you?"
"I am fine." He replied, unsure of what to say to her. "What are you working on?"
"I designed some armor for the dogs for when we make it back to Vegeta-sei and for the last few hours I've been concentrating on that upgrade you wanted for the Gravity Room. I may be able to boost the gravity up to 1000G's,"
"What? 1000!" he exclaimed, both his eyebrows raising.
"If you're good." She finished with a mock scowl.
"Hmmn." He sighed. He got up and pointed to the floor, at which Danger jumped off the bed. He opened up the door and let the dogs out. Bulma gathered up her paperwork and folded it all into a neat stack and placed it on the night table beside her and watched Vegeta expectantly.
He slowly made his way back to the bed and crawled in beside her, taking her into his arms. That's a good sign. She thought to herself. He brought his hand down to her stomach and began searching again for that small ki he had felt earlier that morning. Sure enough, there it was. He didn't say anything to her. Just lay there in silence with her.
"Still freaked out?" she asked. He had taken down the wall. She couldn't quite catch any definitive thoughts, but she was relieved that he seemed calm and picked up the feeling of acceptance.
"Hmmn." He replied. "I did a lot of thinking today."
"Did you?" she asked lightly.
"I will not make you give the child up." He said simply. "That does not mean I am completely alright with this. I am still very concerned, but we have some time, and Kakarott mentioned that we have the regeneration tank in the Gravity room. Should anything happen, you will go in there; as will Kakarott's mate if she needs it."
Bulma smiled to herself. She knew he would come around. That his reaction this morning had been purely out of shock and worry for her wellbeing. "Thank you." She murmured back to him, knowing that it would have been extremely difficult for him to relent on this and loving him even more for it.
"Hmmn." He replied, turning her over so that he could look at her. She looked tired from being sick, but her eyes shone happily and brightly back at him. He knew that for now he had made the right decision.
"I love you." She said to him, reaching for his face and pulling him down to her and kissing him. He kissed her back carefully and slowly. She carefully slid her hand down the front of his pants, gripping him boldly but gently.
"No," he said against her mouth.
"What's wrong?" she asked him, still stroking him with her hand. He was already hard, she knew he wanted her.
"Not in your condition." He replied.
She smirked at him. "It's fine."
"I do not want to risk it." he said, kissing her gently.
"I'm fine, Vegeta. I'm pregnant, not broken. We should be fine for a few months." She said, putting her other hand on his cheek. "I want you."
"Lusty wench." He replied, and kissed her deeply.
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About a half hour later they stumbled down the stairs and into the kitchen.
"Hey, guys." Chi-Chi greeted. "We were wondering if you were coming or not. Kakarott nearly ate all the food. Everything okay?"
"Yeah, we're fine." Bulma said, running her fingers through her hair self-consciously trying to smooth it out.
"They're more than fine!" Kakarott said with a chuckle.
Bulma shot him a wide-eyed look as her face turned beet red. "Really?"
Vegeta chuckled and grabbed himself a plate and began serving himself.
Chi-Chi rolled her eyes at them. "Would you like some soup, Bulma? I have some that's still warm."
"Sure, please." Bulma nodded. "Not too much though. I'm not that hungry."
"Eat, Woman." Vegeta said irritably, sitting next to her. "If you are to be carrying my heir, I expect you to be healthy. No more skipping meals."
"Yes, your highness." Bulma replied sarcastically.
Vegeta ignored her and dug into his meal as though he hadn't eaten in days.
Chi-Chi sat there and watched them in confusion. They were just so casual and nonchalant about the fact that Bulma was pregnant. If Vegeta hadn't made the comment about her carrying his heir, she would have assumed he either didn't know or was pretending it wasn't a reality. Furthermore, if she hadn't been privy to all the drama this morning and Bulma confirming it, she would have no idea. They're so strange. She thought to herself. "So, what's on your agenda tomorrow, you guys?" she asked.
"Not sure. I want to work the dogs for a bit early in the morning if I'm feeling up to it and then-"
"You will be doing no such thing, Woman." Vegeta interrupted her.
"Vegeta, it'll be fine." She said glaring at him. "The bite work and all the hard, physical stuff is for you guys anyway."
"Very well. But no bites!" he said glaring back at her. "I do not need you falling over and disturbing things."
"Fine!" she said, rolling her eyes. Was he going to be like this her whole pregnancy? She wondered briefly; if so, it was going to be a very long nine months. She was flattered he cared but if he thought she was just going to keep herself cooped up for nine months doing nothing, he had another thing coming. "And after that I was considering taking a look at the gravity room and see how I can do this upgrade. That is if, I'm allowed."
Vegeta glared at her, knowing she was mocking his over protectiveness now that she was pregnant. Bulma smiled at him sweetly, knowing she had annoyed him. "Very well. That would be a much better use of your time. The dogs are fine."
"I know they're fine, but just like you, Vegeta, they have to train on a regular basis. Not just whenever."
"Whatever." He sighed. "Just make sure you have time to do the gravity room." He finished while getting up, placing his plate into the sink and made his way back upstairs, most likely for a shower.
"So, he's okay with it now?" Chi-Chi asked once Vegeta was gone.
Bulma nodded. "I told you he'd come around. He's still worried, but he's fine."
"Well, I'm glad." Chi-Chi said. "This is so exciting!"
"I know! Our children will grow up to be close like Vegeta and I did. Only it'll be way better this time!" Kakarott said with a smile. "We had some pretty good times together before we were sent off. Got in a lot of trouble, but you know how it is."
Bulma and Chi-Chi giggled. "Do we ever." Bulma said. "We were like partners in crime ever since grade school."
"Yeah." Chi-Chi giggled. "Remember that one time our parents sat down and had a meeting to discuss that we weren't allowed to hang out anymore after school?"
"Oh yeah! That lasted what, like a day?" Bulma laughed. "What did we do that time? Do you even remember?"
"Yeah, a whole day." Chi-Chi nodded. "You know what; I can't remember what we did that time. It must have been bad."
"Yeah, we were pretty bad. Oh no, you know what that means?"
"What?"
"Our kids will be just as bad if not worse." Bulma said, trying to hold back a snort. "And I can imagine that you and Vegeta were no different, hey?"
"Well, we had our moments, yeah." Kakarott nodded. "Though we were usually in trouble for blowing things up around the palace. Vegeta would tell me he could blow something up and bet that I couldn't, so of course I always had to do it to prove to him that I was just as good as he was."
"What a little instigator." Bulma said shaking her head and laughing. She could so see him doing that too.
"Yeah." Kakarott said with a nod and a smile. "Vegeta's dad used to get pretty mad at us."
"I'll bet he did. He's kinda scary as it is. Never mind having two Saiyan boys wreaking havoc all over a palace." Bulma said.
"He wasn't that bad when we were really little and the queen was still around." Kakarott shrugged. "Like he was always strict and got mad when we were misbehaving; he didn't have a lot of tolerance. We always deserved to be reprimanded whenever he did though. But after his mate died, he just didn't have the patience. We would be in trouble even when we weren't doing anything bad. That's when everything went from bad to worse."
"Awe." The two girls sighed.
"What was the queen, Vegeta's mom like?" Bulma asked. "He hardly says anything about her. I'm always afraid to ask. I only know that he was devastated at her passing; he obviously never got over it or was allowed to grieve properly. He gets so upset anytime anything with regards to her is mentioned."
"Yeah, he wasn't really allowed to. Like you know, his father was always really hard on him where showing any emotions was concerned. It wasn't allowed. So, yeah. He pretty much had to tough it out on his own and then within a few weeks we were sent off into Frieza's service. They hadn't even had her funeral yet and we were gone so he missed that." Kakarott explained. "The queen was super nice; a very classy lady. I don't think she ever said anything bad about anyone. She let us get away with murder practically.
"She and my mother were close. My mother was a physician in the palace. She was helping out with her second pregnancy because she was sick a lot. When she didn't make it, the King blamed her for not doing a good enough job. That's why you never see her at the palace. She left and never came back; unless it's for a function and it can't be avoided. She and the King haven't spoken since and my father, as you know still works in the science lab and then goes home to her at night."
"Wow! I didn't know any of that!" Bulma exclaimed. "Bardock always just said she didn't like coming to the palace. Wow. Who could blame her?"
"Yeah, it was pretty ugly from what I remember." Kakarott nodded.
"At least it didn't affect your friendship with Vegeta." Chi-Chi said.
"Yeah, that's true. But my position was to be Vegeta's companion. It had nothing to do with the King or my mother or Vegeta's mother." He shrugged.
"That's true. But sometimes those things can interfere." Bulma said. "Poor Vegeta. Then you guys ended up with Frieza. I can't even imagine. I know that's one of his biggest fears with me being pregnant. It was one of the first things he thought; Frieza cannot find out."
"He's right. He can't. He would do whatever he could to use it against Vegeta." Kakarott said with a nod and a frown. "Don't worry. We've both been training hard. We should be able to take him out soon; I can feel it. I have something up my sleeve that I haven't even begun to tap into just yet. Once I figure it out, we'll both be able to do it together with no trouble. I'm sure of it."
"I hope so." Bulma sighed. "I can't even think what that would do to him if Frieza got a hold of our child. I think it would push him over the edge. As it is, he has moments where he scares me; not so much recently but when he first came here. He still hasn't shared most of what went on those eight months he was sent back. He has nightmares though. I haven't told him, but I've seen some of them. I don't know if they're just dreams or memories; but some of them are pretty disturbing."
"Oh, I can bet you that most of them actually happened" Kakaott said.
"Yeah. I haven't said anything to him because I think he'd be ashamed. He doesn't like talking about any of it and does a pretty good job blocking it; I don't think just for my sake but for his as well."
"I wouldn't bring it up. He'd just get upset." Kakarott nodded. "If he does want to talk about it one day, just let him. Who knows, he may never."
"Well, that's his choice. Either way, I'm always here for him." Bulma said with a yawn. "I'm so sorry. I feel like such a loser. I slept most the day away and I'm still exhausted."
"Get used to it." Chi-Chi said dryly.
Bulma chuckled at her friend, bid them both good night and made her way back upstairs, where Vegeta was already in bed.
She changed into a fresh pair of pyjamas and crawled in next to him. She sighed contentedly as he pulled her into his arms. "You sure you're alright with this?" she asked.
"What choice do I have?" he replied. "I know you will not give this up, and there is a part of me that wants this as well. I am only worried about what will happen to you. Not only bearing this child but afterwards. Frieza is still out there and it will not go over well when we go back to Vegeta-sei. If it were my choice, I would rather wait until everything is settled and I am king. However, it is not only my choice."
"Thank you." she said. "I know that was really hard for you and that now isn't the best time, but I can't give it up. Thank you for understanding."
"Hmmn." He replied.
"I wonder what we're going to have?" she said, more thinking out loud than anything else. Now that Vegeta had come to terms with this, she was getting excited.
"We will have a son."
"Really? How can you tell? It's still so early. I can't be any more than three or four weeks along."
"Never has a female been born in my line. Always males. So it should be the same now as it has always been." He said as though it were the most obvious thing in the world.
"Hmm." She nodded. "What shall we call him? Vegeta? After his father and after your father?"
"No." he sighed. "That name has been forever tarnished. Not only with the atrocities I have committed but by my father as well. I would not burden our son with that name. This child will be the beginning of many changes yet to come for our empire. He shall have a new name; not an old one that has been passed down from several generations."
"I have an idea," she said. "Why don't we name him Trunks? After my father."
"Could do." Vegeta nodded. He didn't have a problem with it.
"We can call him Trunks Vegeta. That way it's still keeping with tradition and may offend people a little less maybe?"
"Good luck, Woman." He huffed. "My simply acknowledging and appointing him as my rightful heir and successor will offend people enough no matter what we name him. However, we may name him after your father."
"Thank you, Vegeta." She said with a smile. "I wish you could have met him. He's a genius. He and Bardock would get along. I know I'm being silly, but I'm still holding out hope he's out there somewhere."
"Actually, I have been meaning to ask you about that." Vegeta said. He had completely forgotten about her father. "When I left Vegeta-sei, I was going through your ithing out of boredom. I found footage of you and an older man presenting something."
"Oh, yeah. That was my ship that I never got to fully finish. We were presenting it to the military. You saw it in there? It's not that good. The audio is terrible."
"It is, but I am certain I have seen that man before. I assumed he was your father?"
"Yeah, that was him." She said sadly. "You saw him? Where? On Frieza's ship?"
"I am not sure." He replied. "I was going to investigate it further but ended up coming here instead of back to Frieza's ship. I am not certain but am sure I have seen him there."
"Really? What was he doing? Did you talk to him?" she said, lighting up.
"I do not know or remember. Those eight months I did not really socialize with anyone. I only recognized him when I saw him on that footage when I retrieved it from Vegeta-sei. I cannot tell you more than that." He said, wishing he could have something more concrete to tell her.
"This is great though! If he looks familiar, you probably did see him! That means he's alive and well, right?" she said quickly. "Do you know if my mother was with him? Probably not, hey?"
"I do not know." He shook his head. "If she looks anything like you, I do not want to think of her fate." He said, not wanting to get her hopes up but not wanting to disturb her with the possibilities.
"They would have put her in the harem, right?"'
He nodded. "More than likely, yes. I am sorry. I never went there so I cannot say. She would most likely have not lasted long."
Bulma didn't say anything for a few moments. She hadn't seen if they had taken her mother or not anyway. She had been with her father and had seen him taken. Before Zarbon and the others had made it to the lab, he had called her and instructed her to go and take shelter in the underground labs. He had instructed her to do so as well, but she had refused to leave her father. They had been separated immediately; she hadn't even known if her father had been on the same ship as her. For all she knew, her mother had died when they had blown up the planet. "It's okay. She would have rather died on our planet then end up there anyway."
"I can look for your father when I go back to defeat Frieza." Vegeta said. He would most likely be in the science lab; far far away from where the fighting would most likely take place.
"Would you? Thank you!" She said with a smile. "Can I come with you and look for my mother?"
"Absolutely not." He replied immediately. "I do not want you anywhere near that ship or where I am fighting. It will be too dangerous in your condition not to mention a horrible distraction to me. If I find your father, I will ask him if his woman is aboard. He would know, right?"
"He might. I don't know. You have to check the harem though. Please, Vegeta?" she pleaded. "Just check. Her name is Bunny. She's blonde. At least go and check, that's all I'll ask. Like I said, she may have died on the planet, but if you can at least check, I'd feel so much better."
"Alright, you have my word. I will go there and enquire of her." He nodded. "Just do not get your hopes up."
"I know. Thank you." She said, turning her face around and kissing his chin.
"Hmmn." He replied. "Get some sleep."
Bulma yawned and settled in. Things could not be more perfect at the moment. She and Vegeta were back together, they were going to have their first child. Her parents might be alive; even if she just got her father back, she would be thrilled. And Vegeta was nearly ready to rid the universe of the horrible tyrant responsible for any and all of their grievances. She just wished with every fiber in her being that everything would go as planned for them.
I will do everything in my power to make it so, woman. He said to her.
I know you will. She replied before sleep over took her.
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