House of Vegeta

A/U

House of Vegeta: The Counseling pt. 8

Night after night it was the same thing. The upper levels of the palace containing the imperial chambers rocked with the sounds of raunchy lovemaking. Furniture crashed and broke, marble statues struck the floors with thunderous noise. Roars, howls, and groans rolled through the corridors to the amusement of the guards.

Vegeta Ou sat upright in bed, arms folded in consternation. Bardock lay face down with pillows piled over his head. He jerked up abruptly.

"Shut up shut up shut up!!" he snarled, glancing over his shoulder. "Assholes!!"

The Ou agreed, annoyed. "Hai, they roll like _darbas_ in the mud."

"Shimatta, it isn't even rut season!"

"Hn. I've had enough of this foolishness. And the chibis shouldn't be-"

High pitched screeches halted their conversation. Bardock frowned under his jagged mop. "What the fug is that?!"

Vegeta laughed loudly. "I believe an answer to our problem. One of them, anyway."

"What do you mean?"

The Ou rested his hands behind his head. "Think, koi. Chibis can be a most effective form of birth control."

Dark eyes widened in understanding. "Hai, _utarre._ And since the babies are with them, that means-"

"If they keep that up all the time they'll get bit."

"A good instinct to have, really" Bardock commented, grinning. "Raditz would bite my shoulders whenever Celipe and I hit the sack."

"Ai, the rare times I touched the Queen Vegeta was the same way. One time he nearly took my toe off. I imagine Kakarot was just as bad."

"Hai, he bit everything, arms, legs, ears. One night he caught Celipe in the thigh. She got pissed and tossed him out by the hair."

The Ou chortled. "Daza'ebi." (demon chibi)

"Hai, to be certain" Bardock smirked, staring at the bronze doors. "It's quiet all of a sudden."

"Methinks Nuru and Tezar may be the cause."

"I'll have to give those chibis a treat."

The Ou slipped out of bed and put on a robe. "They deserve one. Krukka! The day they mated it was madness...all lust and no brains!"

Bardock adjusted his satin sleepshirt. "Hn, we barely got a public ceremony done in time to quell public rumors. Vegeta was already beginning to show."

Vegeta Ou poured brandy into goblets. "It's time they got a little counseling, Bardock. Heirs are fine, but we don't need a farm! Too many children devalue the line."

"Agreed. Lust is good, but obssession isn't. They can't act like trash in the palace."

"No...I kept silent on this since the chibis are so young, and they may be stressed from lack of time together."

"I have similar thoughts...and a concern."

"Not that again, Bardock."

"Look, we all love sex...but don't you think their behavior a bit extreme?"

The Ou handed his mate a goblet. "I suspect it's a combination of Vegeta's hormones still being unbalanced from the birthing..."

Bardock lifted an eyebrow. "And do I need to guess about Kakarot?"

"He's a moon baby, Bardock. You know what that means."

Bardock snorted. "So Vegeta is triggering him."

"Ai, and then they go round and round."

Bardock sipped his drink, thinking. "Vegeta needs to see Glerunn...he can't afford another pregnancy at this juncture."

"Agreed. If I have to make it an imperial order, I shall. Once he's treated it should calm Kakarot as well."

"Calm for him, anyway...you know what my other concern was about?"

A sigh. "Your mother's clan. I know, Bardock..."

"I almost wish you hadn't found out that we-"

Both saiyans tilted their heads at a sound. Vegeta Ou smiled slightly.

"Well. It seems as if that father son talk will be a bit sooner than we think."

****

Kakarot and Vegeta stood outside the chamber in matching black satin robes with the royal crest on each sleeve. They had the chibis in tow. Guards stood aside as they entered through heavy brass doors.

"Do you suppose they'll mind? It is the middle of the night" Kakarot commented.

Vegeta grinned seductively. "Want to party, koi? The babies won't let us...and I'm tired of stopping!"

Kakarot lowered his eyes, leaning in for a kiss. "Hai" his voice was rough. Moist lips touched....

"SKKEEEECHH!!"

The lovers jumped back. Nuru and Tezar shrieked, squirming and wiggling.

Vegeta winced. "Kami, I blew out an eardrum!"

Kakarot likewise rubbed the side of his head. "Hn...a not too subtle message from the chibis."

Shiny little eyes looked up innocently as the babies chirped quietly.

"What's going on out here?!" a familiar voice demanded.

Vegeta walked down the corridor to the imperial chambers first. "Tousan, we need a favor..."

****

They all sat at the bedroom table. The Ou poured both oujini some brandy.

"We realize it's late, Pendre" Kakarot said. "But if it isn't too much trouble, could you take the chibis tonight? Vegeta and I wanted to spend some time alone."

"Gladly" Bardock made faces at the babies, who stretched for him. The Ou sat next to Vegeta.

"It's good you came here tonight, children. We've all been busy lately, and now is a good opportunity to discuss a few things."

Vegeta was curious. "Like what?"

"Like the reason you brought the chibis here" Bardock took Nuru from him.

Kakarot stared in confusion. "Us being alone is an issue?"

The Ou promptly picked up Tezar who clucked. "You being alone could make more issue!"

"Speak clearly, father" Vegeta was annoyed. "I can always tell when you cloak your words."

Bardock cuddled the purring Nuru. "He's being polite, boy. Just how many chibis are you planning on making?"

Vegeta no Ouji flushed. "Ah...what?"

"While listening to you two destroy the castle is entertaining, it gets a bit tiresome after a few days. And unless you plan on more babies, I suggest you slow down!"

Kakarot blushed red. "That bad?"

The Ou nodded. "Ai, the two of you stink like moads in heat..your lack of control is becoming a concern."

Vegeta was dark as a beet. "Why didn't you say something before-"

"We assumed that being adults you'd find a measure of control. Obviously that hasn't happened."

A pause. "We'll be quieter in the future" a subdued Kakarot finally said.

"That won't solve the problem."

"Our place is in the palace, as well!" Vegeta reminded the King.

The Ou waved him off. "No one disputes that."

Kakarot sighed. "I guess we were inconsiderate. It's just difficult with the chibis around. They seem to...interrupt quite a bit."

Bardock smiled. "Noticed that, did you?"

Vegeta and Kakarot stared in curiosity. "Eh?"

Nuru and Tezar crinkled little noses at their parents. Stubby tails puffed as they made strange wheezing sounds.

Vegeta blinked in alarm. "What? Are the babies getting sick?"

Kakarot stared at the chibis closely. "They don't smell sick...still..."

Bardock and the Ou laughed as they cradled the infants. "Silly children" Bardock grinned.

Their sons stared blankly. "Why are they making those noises!" Kakarot wanted to know.

"Hn, wave your hands in front of them" Bardock instructed. Confused, they did so. The chibis immediately made odd sounds again and whiffed.

"I don't understand" Vegeta shook his head. "They did this earlier in their pallet. When we picked them up it didn't help."

The chibis once again settled in their grandoujous arms, clicking in content. Kakarot's eyes narrowed in thought.

"Vegeta, don't you see? They settle with our fathers, but when we get close they wheeze."

The elders were silent, waiting for them to make a conclusion.

Vegeta frowned a moment. "Our scent? But why?"

"Utarre" the Ou stated simply.

Dawning comprehension struck them. Vegeta covered his eyes. "Kami! Why didn't we think of that before?!"

Kakarot was rueful. "We weren't exactly thinking...they're right, Vegeta. If we hadn't been so engrossed it would have been apparent earlier."

Vegeta gingerly lifted his robe sleeve. "Do we really smell that strong?"

Bardock and the Ou made faces.

"Never mind...perhaps we shouldn't have come here straight from bed."

"A good thought for the future" Bardock replied. "You know chibis dislike the smell of sex."

"Our chibis don't, at any rate. We've gotten several painful reminders" the ouji replied.

"You were the same" the Ou smiled gently at him.

Vegeta blushed. "I doubt that-"

"Hai, the Queen and I couldn't be in the same room with you. A certain chibi prince would bite my feet before chewing his mother's tail."

Kakarot laughed, picturing his mate biting a foot. "That's hard to imagine!"

Vegeta folded his arms. "I don't think it's funny!"

"What are _you_ laughing about?!" Bardock smirked, eyeing his son.

Kakarot stopped laughing. "Ade'i?"

"Your mother and I nearly had you muzzled. If you weren't biting her legs you were biting my ass!"

Now the ouji howled in laughter. Kakarot turned purple, annoyed.

"Oh, shut up."

****

Bardock lay the sleeping chibis across their bed before rejoining the others at the table.

"We'll have to make arrangements I suppose" Kakarot said to his mate. "Though I don't like the idea of the babies staying overnight with servants."

Vegeta nodded. "Hn, we may need to enclose their pallet. I want them in sight as well."

The Ou drank his brandy. "They're welcome to stay here, provided you ask ahead of time."

"We know you need privacy too, so we wouldn't presume-"

"My grandchildren are no presumption. Ask ahead of time."

Kakarot and Vegeta smiled in gratitude. "Adieru."

"Which brings us to the original topic of babies."

"Se'i?" they asked simultaneously.

"You heard me. How many are you not expecting?"

The mates flushed, uncertain how to answer.

"I don't understand your meaning, Pendre" Kakarot was confused.

Bardock was blunt. "At this rate the palace will need a new wing for day care."

"I don't like your implication" Vegeta snapped.

"I call it as I see it. Neither of you can control yourselves."

"That's a pretty wild assumption, father" Kakarot responded. "We're warriors, not emedai'e! (nursemaids) Two children are more than enough."

"Keep going and you won't be warriors for long."

Fangs flashed. "You're hardly in a position to talk...I've heard the rumors!"

Bardock glared dangerously. "I don't give a damn what you've heard. I tell you like I tell Raditz...you aren't too old to knock in the floor."

"You aren't a super saiyan, father" Kakarot countered, smiling coolly.

Bardock said nothing, returning the smile.

"No one threatens my mate" Vegeta replied.

"That's enough, both of you" the Ou commanded. "The point is, Bardock's right. Since when is breaking furniture control? The palace guards already are talking."

"I don't care about idle gossip, father" Vegeta told him. "As for the rest, the furniture will be repaired or replaced."

"You're being deliberately dense, Vegeta. This isn't about gossip or furniture. The issue is your physical condition."

That stopped the ouji cold. "My??"

The Ou snorted. "Fool. Your ki still spikes erratically, and you smell wrong."

Kakarot blinked in astonishment. "I thought I was the only one who knew that-"

"I know my own, Kakarot" the Ou replied. "Such things cannot be concealed."

Vegeta noticed Bardock staring. _Why's he looking at me like that?_

"The truth, Vegeta. How are you feeling?" the Ou demanded.

The ouji swished his brandy. "I...admit my moods are still somewhat erratic."

"And your strength?" Bardock asked.

"Sufficient for everything but battle. I seem to wear down. It's annoying, but tolerable for now."

Bardock glanced at Kakarot. "Have you two sparred or trained lately?"

"We have, but only abbreviated sessions" Kakarot glanced quickly at his mate. "Vegeta still has some...pain."

"Where!" the Ou all but shouted.

"That's personal, between my mate and me-" Vegeta growled.

"I'm your father. There's nothing more personal than that!"

Vegeta glared stubbornly. Bardock threw him a look, eyes like flint. "Answer him."

"It's none of your buisness!" Kakarot intervened. "We don't have to explain-"

The Ou spoke in tones of thunder. "Everything and everyone in this castle is my buisness, luni (moon child). My concern is genuine, not idle curiosity."

The ouji sighed in resignation. "All right, father. I'm still experiencing some pain along my waist and back. At times my joints burn and throb."

"Have you seen Glerunn?"

"Briefly, a week ago. He suggested that I needed rest, but said if the symptoms continued or worsened to come back."

"Why haven't you gone back?" Bardock asked.

"The pain subsided for a time, so I expected my strength to return."

A pause. The Ou pointed at the prince. "You will see him first thing tomorrow."

"You can't order me-"

"If necessary I'll make an imperial command, Vegeta" dark eyes softened. "I'm concerned, child."

"You make this sound serious" Kakarot noted. "It's not like he's incapacitated."

Bardock eyed Vegeta slowly. "He will be if he isn't treated...or another accident occurs."

"Accident?"

Bardock snorted. "Figure it out, boy. Are you trying to get him pregnant again?!"

"How dare you-" Vegeta snarled.

"That better not be the situation" the Ou broke in. "Your hyperactivity won't allow you to heal, Vegeta. It isn't normal, and you know it."

A sigh. "True. I'm out of synch...my mind pushes my body past it's limits."

"And for the record we aren't planning any more babies!" Kakarot emphasized.

"You didn't plan the ones you have, either" Bardock stated.

"That's enough, father."

The Ou spoke again. "Listen to me, both of you. Two things are happening here...one, Vegeta's hormones are abnormal. Two, Kakarot is responding to the fluctuations as his mate. Am I making sense?"

"Hai" they replied somberly.

"Once Vegeta is treated and heals both of you should calm down. In turn, the chibis will calm down as well."

Kakarot thought that over. "You're very wise."

The Ou grinned. "I've just been through this before, boy."

Vegeta rubbed his eyes blearily. "I'll go tomorrow...I hate being weak!"

"You aren't weak, Vegeta. Just depleted" Kakarot put an arm around his mate. "And I haven't helped the situation."

"Hn, serves me right for mating a moon baby."

Bardock pulled them to their feet. "Go on, you two. Try to get some sleep this time!"

****

Bardock and his Ou curled quietly in bed planting soft kisses. The chibis were out like a light, snuggled tightly under thick blankets on their separate corner bed.

Vegeta Ou yawned, flashing perfect fangs. "I like this. Peace and quiet, for the first time in days."

Bardock nipped the corded throat. "Hn" he snuffled against spicy flesh. "Good enough...I was sorely tempted to accept the loon's challenge."

The Ou gasped. "As super saiyan? Bardock, are you mad?!"

Dark eyes sparkled in affection. "I'd never do anything to jeopardize our secrets, koi. But they're adults now, and I fear what the past might do to them if something happens, by accident or design."

A sigh. "I'll do everything in my power to protect them. Many of those who know everything are either old, dead, or indebted to me."

Bardock nuzzled. "So many bodies, so many lies. The information about my mother's line still worries me."

"You had no way of knowing, Bardock. Even my top researchers had to access earlier archives for the information. But you aren't your ancestors, nor am I."

"Kami! What a mess...I only hope that enough generations have passed..."

"You worry needlessly. They're marvelous specimens in every aspect, ne?"

Bardock smiled with pride. "Hai, true thoroughbreds..."

"Bred most thoroughly, I'd say..."

"It's true about the royal strains?"

"Within the castle the records go back two thousand generations including all classes from super elite to third."

Another kiss. "Impressive, koi. I'm still amazed just thinking about it."

"The past is past, Bardock. Would knowing have changed anything?"

"Probably not...when our souls touched, I knew."

"It was the same for them."

"I know. I can see it, feel it...the similarity is eerie."

Still another kiss. "Hn, we need to take our own advice now."

"What advice?" Bardock squeezed a thick cock.

"Sleep!" the Ou bounced at the touch, his voice suddenly high. "Hentai..."

"Like father like son..."


THE END