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Dragon Ball Z › Yaoi - Male/Male
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Adult +
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9
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Casting Blame
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“words”
-thoughts-
Chapter Six: Casting Blame
Piccolo seethed at the departing saiyan, wanting to go after him and beat him, but knew it would be the wrong target. Vegeta was the one he wanted, the one who hurt his student. He’s been staying up here on the lookout because he didn’t think he’d be able to control himself if he was near the arrogant prince. So he stayed and kept watch, making sure the prick didn’t do anything more. Stayed and agonized over Gohan’s situation and also cursing Mirai for his reckless decision.
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When Goku came to he glanced about and spotted Vegeta asleep on a chair near the bed. He ran his hands over his eyes to brush out the grittiness left over from his tears and got up. He placed a hand on Vegeta’s shoulders and shook gently, “‘Geta, koi wake up.”
Vegeta awoke with a start at the motion, eyes darting everywhere until they settled on Goku’s frame. “Kakarot, you ok?”
Goku nodded his head and gave a wan smile. “I’ll be fine ‘Geta.” He sighed heavily as Vegeta pulled him into an embrace.
“Trunks went to the lookout to try and convince the Namek’s to reveal Gohan’s location. I’m not too sure he’ll have any luck though. I suppose I should have just told him to forget it. That Namek is more possessive of that boy than a Saiyan mother.”
“It’s OK, koi; I know that Piccolo will let me know if anything bad happened to him. Besides, Gohan is strong, he can look after himself.”
“You don’t understand Kakarot, he’ll need energy. The baby will drain him and without anyone around with enough to supply him the child will be stunted,” Vegeta exclaimed, then a thought hit him, “You should go and talk to the Namek yourself, he’ll listen to you.”
“Let’s see what happens when Trunks returns, maybe he had some luck.”
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Trunks touched down on the CC grounds with relief when no raging Namek came flying to tear him asunder. He supposed that it was a stupid thing to do, to think that Piccolo would let him see Gohan. He had to try though, for Goten’s sake.
Oh Kami Goten…
He made a mad dash inside the complex racing to the family quarters heading towards his and Goten’s room. Taking the stairs two at a time he barreled down the hall and ran smack dab into Goku coming out of his own room.
“Woah, Trunks slow down where’s the fire?” Goku took a hold of the young saiyan prince’s arm’s to steady him.
“Sorry Goku, I was just going to check on Goten, I left without saying anything to him and I just wanna see if he’s ok.” Trunks slid past the earth raised saiyan hurrying to his room. Quietly opening the door he was relieved to see Goten still on the bed, although he was awake. Goten turned to look at him, his eyes still full of unshed tears. “Goten? Koi? How are you doing?” Trunks came to the bed and settled next to his mate. Goten rolled over and buried his face into Trunks’ chest.
“Oh Trunks it was awful. Vegeta said something… and dad… he…”
“I know koi, I know. Dad had no choice koi, Gohan was suppressing his heat and it was burning him up. He would have gone mad with the pain. Dad did the only thing he knew that would help.”
“B-but w-why was G-Gohan suppressing…?”
“Because he has a mate…”
Goten sat up and stared at him, “A mate…? Who…?”
“Mirai Trunks.” Trunks stated.
“M-Mirai, but why? How?”
“I guess when he was last here.”
“But that was before I was born! How could Gohan hide a claim mark for so long?”
“I don’t have all the answers koi, that’s something you’ll have to ask Gohan… if he decides to come back home.”
“Oh Kami! He really is gone isn’t he?”
“Hopefully not for long. Maybe we can talk to Goku and see if he can do something. Piccolo can’t keep him hidden forever. You need to settle down not Goten, all this isn’t good for the baby.” Trunks lay a hand on Goten’s slight bulge and caressed it.
“Lay here with me a while, please. I don’t wanna be alone.”
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Vegeta was in the kitchen preparing dinner for everyone when Goten and Trunks came downstairs later that evening. He stopped and looked at the youngest Son waiting for an explosion. Goten’s eyes were sorrowful as he took in the princes gaze.
Goten wished with all his heart right now to have the power to beat some sense into the saiyan prince. He rubbed his stomach and grimaced. All this started over the fact that Vegeta wished back their tails. Now he wasn’t so sure he like the exchange, his tail (and baby) for his brother. Even now he missed Gohan’s presence. He was always able to feel him, his power, humming in the back of his mind. Now it’s gone, and all because his royal highness wanted more subjects, even if they where his offspring.
“I…” Goten stopped, took a deep breath and tried again, “I can’t forgive you for what you did Vegeta, but I know that you had Gohan’s best interest at heart when you did… what you did… I also blame Mirai for marking Gohan and just leaving.”
Goku stood up from where he sat at the table and embraced his son. “We don’t know the reasons behind Mirai’s decision and what prompted him to mark Gohan. You should not judge him until he has a right to defend himself. Yes I too want to know the reasons for it, but agonizing over it will not help Gohan any. I’ll go see Piccolo and find out how Gohan in doing, will that help?”
Goten nodded morosely as he pulled from Goku’s embrace.
“Goten, I apologized to your father and I will do the same to you. I am sorry for all this. I never really thought it all through when I wished back our tails. And never in a million years would I have done this had I known it would cause this much heartache.” Vegeta wiped his hands and came to stand next to him. “You are all my family now, and a saiyan family bond is the next strongest bond in our society next to a mate bond. Through Kakarot you are bonded to me and I will protect you as if you were my own son.” He placed a gentle hand on Goten’s shoulder.
Goten glanced up at him warily then relaxed as he saw the sincerity in his eyes. He just nodded and sat down wearily. Trunks sat next to him, placing a reassuring hand on his.
Everyone sat quietly and ate their dinner not wanting to cause anymore heartache.
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Over the course of the week Vegeta went out of his way to be nice to Goten to the point that it made his own son growl at him thinking that he was wooing his mate. Vegeta just shrugged it off as over protective hormonal teenagers and left them alone after that. Goten seemed a little more polite to the prince after that, even laughing at Trunks’ jealousy.
Goku was true to his word and went to speak with Piccolo, who assured him that Gohan was unharmed, although suffering from morning sickness and food cravings. Goku smiled at this and told the Namek to tell his son that he loved him and that Goten missed him. Piccolo agreed and Goku left, unable to do anything else.
After informing his youngest son of his visit, Goku went in search of his mate. He found him in the GR training Trunks and decided not to interrupt. Returning to their room he felt the need to take a nap. Stripping, he lay down on the bed pulling the sheet up to his chest, his hands idly rubbing the small protrusion of his stomach under the covering. Three more months to go and he will be able to hold his new child in his arms.
Life is good for now.
***
TBC
So so so Sorry for the long delay. This has been an awful chapter to write and I'm still not happy with it. I'll try and get the next chapter out sooner, with a possible arrival of M. Trunks? Stay tuned.
“words”
-thoughts-
Chapter Six: Casting Blame
Piccolo seethed at the departing saiyan, wanting to go after him and beat him, but knew it would be the wrong target. Vegeta was the one he wanted, the one who hurt his student. He’s been staying up here on the lookout because he didn’t think he’d be able to control himself if he was near the arrogant prince. So he stayed and kept watch, making sure the prick didn’t do anything more. Stayed and agonized over Gohan’s situation and also cursing Mirai for his reckless decision.
*****************************
When Goku came to he glanced about and spotted Vegeta asleep on a chair near the bed. He ran his hands over his eyes to brush out the grittiness left over from his tears and got up. He placed a hand on Vegeta’s shoulders and shook gently, “‘Geta, koi wake up.”
Vegeta awoke with a start at the motion, eyes darting everywhere until they settled on Goku’s frame. “Kakarot, you ok?”
Goku nodded his head and gave a wan smile. “I’ll be fine ‘Geta.” He sighed heavily as Vegeta pulled him into an embrace.
“Trunks went to the lookout to try and convince the Namek’s to reveal Gohan’s location. I’m not too sure he’ll have any luck though. I suppose I should have just told him to forget it. That Namek is more possessive of that boy than a Saiyan mother.”
“It’s OK, koi; I know that Piccolo will let me know if anything bad happened to him. Besides, Gohan is strong, he can look after himself.”
“You don’t understand Kakarot, he’ll need energy. The baby will drain him and without anyone around with enough to supply him the child will be stunted,” Vegeta exclaimed, then a thought hit him, “You should go and talk to the Namek yourself, he’ll listen to you.”
“Let’s see what happens when Trunks returns, maybe he had some luck.”
***************************
Trunks touched down on the CC grounds with relief when no raging Namek came flying to tear him asunder. He supposed that it was a stupid thing to do, to think that Piccolo would let him see Gohan. He had to try though, for Goten’s sake.
Oh Kami Goten…
He made a mad dash inside the complex racing to the family quarters heading towards his and Goten’s room. Taking the stairs two at a time he barreled down the hall and ran smack dab into Goku coming out of his own room.
“Woah, Trunks slow down where’s the fire?” Goku took a hold of the young saiyan prince’s arm’s to steady him.
“Sorry Goku, I was just going to check on Goten, I left without saying anything to him and I just wanna see if he’s ok.” Trunks slid past the earth raised saiyan hurrying to his room. Quietly opening the door he was relieved to see Goten still on the bed, although he was awake. Goten turned to look at him, his eyes still full of unshed tears. “Goten? Koi? How are you doing?” Trunks came to the bed and settled next to his mate. Goten rolled over and buried his face into Trunks’ chest.
“Oh Trunks it was awful. Vegeta said something… and dad… he…”
“I know koi, I know. Dad had no choice koi, Gohan was suppressing his heat and it was burning him up. He would have gone mad with the pain. Dad did the only thing he knew that would help.”
“B-but w-why was G-Gohan suppressing…?”
“Because he has a mate…”
Goten sat up and stared at him, “A mate…? Who…?”
“Mirai Trunks.” Trunks stated.
“M-Mirai, but why? How?”
“I guess when he was last here.”
“But that was before I was born! How could Gohan hide a claim mark for so long?”
“I don’t have all the answers koi, that’s something you’ll have to ask Gohan… if he decides to come back home.”
“Oh Kami! He really is gone isn’t he?”
“Hopefully not for long. Maybe we can talk to Goku and see if he can do something. Piccolo can’t keep him hidden forever. You need to settle down not Goten, all this isn’t good for the baby.” Trunks lay a hand on Goten’s slight bulge and caressed it.
“Lay here with me a while, please. I don’t wanna be alone.”
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Vegeta was in the kitchen preparing dinner for everyone when Goten and Trunks came downstairs later that evening. He stopped and looked at the youngest Son waiting for an explosion. Goten’s eyes were sorrowful as he took in the princes gaze.
Goten wished with all his heart right now to have the power to beat some sense into the saiyan prince. He rubbed his stomach and grimaced. All this started over the fact that Vegeta wished back their tails. Now he wasn’t so sure he like the exchange, his tail (and baby) for his brother. Even now he missed Gohan’s presence. He was always able to feel him, his power, humming in the back of his mind. Now it’s gone, and all because his royal highness wanted more subjects, even if they where his offspring.
“I…” Goten stopped, took a deep breath and tried again, “I can’t forgive you for what you did Vegeta, but I know that you had Gohan’s best interest at heart when you did… what you did… I also blame Mirai for marking Gohan and just leaving.”
Goku stood up from where he sat at the table and embraced his son. “We don’t know the reasons behind Mirai’s decision and what prompted him to mark Gohan. You should not judge him until he has a right to defend himself. Yes I too want to know the reasons for it, but agonizing over it will not help Gohan any. I’ll go see Piccolo and find out how Gohan in doing, will that help?”
Goten nodded morosely as he pulled from Goku’s embrace.
“Goten, I apologized to your father and I will do the same to you. I am sorry for all this. I never really thought it all through when I wished back our tails. And never in a million years would I have done this had I known it would cause this much heartache.” Vegeta wiped his hands and came to stand next to him. “You are all my family now, and a saiyan family bond is the next strongest bond in our society next to a mate bond. Through Kakarot you are bonded to me and I will protect you as if you were my own son.” He placed a gentle hand on Goten’s shoulder.
Goten glanced up at him warily then relaxed as he saw the sincerity in his eyes. He just nodded and sat down wearily. Trunks sat next to him, placing a reassuring hand on his.
Everyone sat quietly and ate their dinner not wanting to cause anymore heartache.
**********************
Over the course of the week Vegeta went out of his way to be nice to Goten to the point that it made his own son growl at him thinking that he was wooing his mate. Vegeta just shrugged it off as over protective hormonal teenagers and left them alone after that. Goten seemed a little more polite to the prince after that, even laughing at Trunks’ jealousy.
Goku was true to his word and went to speak with Piccolo, who assured him that Gohan was unharmed, although suffering from morning sickness and food cravings. Goku smiled at this and told the Namek to tell his son that he loved him and that Goten missed him. Piccolo agreed and Goku left, unable to do anything else.
After informing his youngest son of his visit, Goku went in search of his mate. He found him in the GR training Trunks and decided not to interrupt. Returning to their room he felt the need to take a nap. Stripping, he lay down on the bed pulling the sheet up to his chest, his hands idly rubbing the small protrusion of his stomach under the covering. Three more months to go and he will be able to hold his new child in his arms.
Life is good for now.
***
TBC
So so so Sorry for the long delay. This has been an awful chapter to write and I'm still not happy with it. I'll try and get the next chapter out sooner, with a possible arrival of M. Trunks? Stay tuned.