Remembering A Prince
Chapter 1: Love at First Sight
Kakarot/Vegeta
Summary: Goku and Vegeta knew each other before they both came to earth. But how far does their relationship go back? Once Goku regains his memory of being a Saiyan, will the rest of his memories of Vegeta and the others come back as well? Read and find out! Rated M for sexual content…
Prince Vegeta was lying in his bed, looking up at the ceiling. Today was the day that he was supposed to find a mate. He knew it was tradition that on a Prince's eighteenth birthday the castle would throw a huge ball, and all of the Saiyans from the planet would come to congratulate him on his coming of age. Many of the Saiyans attending would bring sons and daughters to try to catch the Prince's eye, but he wasn't interested in any normal Saiyan. He sighed and turned to his side as he looked at his guard, Raditz. "Will your family be going to the ball tonight?" He asked, trying to sound disinterested.
Raditz looked at him curiously before he shrugged. "Probably, I mean everyone's gonna be there. Why do you ask? You never ask me about my family," He stated, looking at him as he crossed his arms.
Vegeta sighed and looked away. He wasn't going to tell him the real reason that he wanted his family to be there. He may actually kill him for it. Vegeta, the Prince of all Saiyans, was in love with Raditz's third class brother. Since the first time he had laid his eyes on him so many years ago, Vegeta had never been able to get him out of his mind. He couldn't even escape in his dreams. He sighed and ran a hand through his hair as he shook his head. "No reason…" He drifted off as he closed his eyes once again.
Vegeta was walking around the square, He was glad that he had put on a disguise; people weren't staring at him constantly or trying to ask him questions. He smiled and took in everything around him. He loved getting out of the castle, but it was inconvenient to always have to be in disguise while he did was.
As he was lost in his own thoughts, Vegeta wasn't paying attention to where he was going, and he ran into someone. They both fell over with Vegeta landing on top of the stranger. "Jeez, watch where you're going," the kid underneath him complained. Vegeta was about to apologize, but the words got stuck in his throat. The first look that Vegeta got of the boy stopped his heart before making it beat double time.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to knock you down," Vegeta said as he looked at him while he brushed off his armor. "I wasn't paying attention… Wh-…Who are you?" Vegeta asked, unable to stop staring at him.
"My name's Kakarot," the boy replied as he looked at the Prince. He blushed and bit his lip. Even with his disguise, Kakarot knew exactly who he was. "So, what are you doing sneaking around the city?" He asked as he stepped closer to him.
Vegeta blushed and looked away. He wasn't sure what to say to that… No one had ever been able to see through his disguise, but he also knew that no one got this close to him when he was out of the palace either. "I just need to get out every once in a while; being stuck in that damned castle all the time is so boring," Vegeta replied honestly.
"Well, since you don't really want to go back… Do you want to come and hang out with me?" Kakarot asked, smiling. "I was about to go to the lake and swim."
Vegeta smiled and looked at the boy. "That…," Vegeta paused, "Sounds like a fun time." Kakarot nodded to him and smiled as he led the Prince to the lake.
Vegeta had been around the city hundreds of times, but he never truly went out past the city limits. He looked over at Kakarot, wondering about this mystery man that he was with. He didn't know anything about him, and yet he was running off with him. It made no sense whatsoever, but he felt so free just flying around. They reached their destination, and Vegeta didn't know what to say. He looked at the crystal clear lake; you could see all the way to the bottom.
Kakarot smiled at the Prince and looked at him. "Do you like what you see? It's such a beautiful place. I always come here when I want to relax," he told him.
"It looks fantastic," Vegeta replied as he looked around. He smiled before stripping off his armor, noticing that Kakarot was doing the same. Once they got into the lake they swam around for a while; they stayed and swam together for hours. As the sun was starting to set, Vegeta got out of the lake and lied on the warm grass to watch the sunset. He smiled and closed his eyes. He was sure that this day couldn't get any better.
Vegeta felt Kakarot lie down next to him. He turned his head and smiled. He saw the beautiful boy at his side looking at him. Vegeta smirked and watched the boy blush and avert his eyes. The Prince slowly reached out to play with his hair. He heard Kakarot purr at the touch. Vegeta smiled as he felt Kakarot's tail wrap around his wrist.
"That feels good," Kakarot moaned softly as he snuggled closer to the Prince. Vegeta wrapped his arms around him and kept playing with the other Saiyan's hair as he held him close. The Prince gently nuzzled his nose into Kakarot's neck, closing his eyes as he started to purr.
He heard Kakarot chuckle, but didn't pay much attention to it. "Vegeta…," Kakarot looked at him.
"Hmm?" Vegeta asked, looking up.
"Do you like me?" Kakarot asked, the blush on his cheeks darkening. Vegeta laughed and nodded to him. "I like you, too. I know I don't know you too well or nothin' but I feel…something special with you," Kakarot explained as he let his tail run over the Prince's face.
Vegeta closed his eyes and leaned into the tail's touch. "I do like you Kakarot. I like you very much," he admitted softly, opening his eyes again and smiling.
Kakarot giggled and nodded, wrapping his arms around his waist. "That's good."
There was no way that anything was going to get better than this.
"Vegeta you've gotta wake up and prepare yourself. The ball starts in an hour." Raditz said while shaking him awake. He couldn't believe that he had napped that long; he had slept all night the night before. Vegeta groaned and pushed his guard off of him before rubbing his eyes. He slowly stood and went to take a shower.
During his shower, Vegeta kept hoping that he would see Kakarot. He wondered if Raditz's family was going to come after all. He wasn't sure why Kakarot was constantly on his mind, but he wanted to pursue a relationship with the fellow Saiyan. He hoped that his father would approve of their relationship if it came to fruition. He knew that there were a lot of male couples on the planet, but a Prince had never been part of a mating pair with another male. Plus there were no verified recordings of two males producing children together, only tales from the wise women. The King needed to be able to produce heirs; that was one of the main reasons they took a mate. Vegeta knew that there were other benefits and such, but he had never heard his father talking about a King and his mate actually loving each other.
Vegeta sighed, turned the steaming water off, and got out to dry. He took his time, making sure to get every part of himself dry before he put on the ceremonial armor that he was supposed to wear. It was black with the red crest of his family on his left side of the breastplate; it also had a matching cape attached. Unfortunately enough, he had to wear the cape, no matter how uncomfortable it made him. He thought that it made him look ridiculous, but it was still traditional for Saiyan royalty to wear it while attending events such as this one.
Once Vegeta was finished dressing, he tried to get his mind to stop racing about Kakarot. If Raditz ever found out that he had feelings for him, Vegeta knew that he would do anything to make sure that they stayed as far away from each other as possible. Raditz was very protective of his family. He knew many of the things that happened here, and he has said on countless occasions that he doesn't want his little brother exposed to the city.
If only Raditz knew of all the times that Kakarot had snuck away from his home to spend time with the Prince. Vegeta could tell Kakarot was a very sheltered child, but he, for the life of him, couldn't figure out why. He knew that he wasn't like any of the other Saiyans he had met. Nearly all Saiyans possess a strong need to fight, conquer, and lead, but Kakarot was different. He loved to fight, but only for fun. He had the perfect moves and an amazing talent for strategy, but he wouldn't hurt any creature, even if it had wronged him somehow.
Maybe that's why Raditz was so protective of him. He knew that Kakarot would never win in a true fight because he would give his opponent so many chances that he would end up at a disadvantage. That was one of the things he loved about Kakarot though. He was so sweet and loving…"Vegeta! Come on let's go! Kami, what is wrong with you today?" Raditz inquired while waving his hands in front of Vegeta's face, startling him.
Vegeta jumped up and sighed. "Sorry, I was just thinking," he explained before he put his cape on. They head down to the ballroom where he was supposed to meet his father. He looked up at King Vegeta and smiled a little. He bowed to him and looked around at all of the people who came. He saw many people that he knew from around the kingdom when he would sneak away. He waved to all of them and they clapped.
King Vegeta smiled at him before addressing the public. "I hope everyone has a wonderful time tonight. Please help yourselves to the food and stay as long as you would like," he said. He looked over to his son again. He stepped close to him and smiled. "Please try and make friends with some of them. If you find someone that you are interested in tell me," he told the Prince.
Vegeta nodded nervously and sighed as he looked around. He didn't see anyone who drew his attention. "Yes, Father," he replied as he walked down to the main section of the ball room.
As soon as he set foot on the grounds, he was surrounded by many females. He smiled to all of them politely, knowing that it would be useless to not at least try to be nice to some of them. Vegeta could tell that this was going to become increasingly difficult because the girls were almost literally throwing themselves at him. He looked around for Raditz to hopefully get some assistance, but his guard was nowhere to be seen.
Just when he thought that there was no light to this situation, he saw the doors open. Raditz walked inside along with his parents. Behind them was a spiky haired boy in the same colored armor that Vegeta was wearing. Vegeta's heart nearly stopped as he made his way through the crowd over to Raditz and his family.
Bardock smiled at the Prince when he came up to greet them. He bowed before shaking his hand. "It's a pleasure to see you again Prince Vegeta," he spoke softly. Even though his voice was light, it had a lot of power behind it.
Vegeta smiled to him and nodded. "The pleasure is all mine, Bardock," he said smiling before he looked over at Raditz. "Maybe you can help me, Raditz. There's a group of about ten women over there you can have to yourself if you can keep them away from me," he quietly tells the guard. Seeing the huge smile on Raditz's face as he walked away made Vegeta assume he wouldn't see the girls or him at all tonight.
Kakarot smiled as he looked at Vegeta; it was the perfect plan to stick Raditz on the women, not only would he not see his brother tonight, his parents had already gone off to speak with their own friends. Now it was only him and Vegeta, at least that was what it felt like. He saw Vegeta look at him with that soft smile and his heart melted. "Hi Veggie," he greeted the Prince, smiling softly.
Vegeta rolled his eyes and chuckled. "I told you not to call me that around people," he said smiling as he wrapped his tail around Kakarot's fingers gently, this way he could have the contact that he wanted and it didn't look like much.
Even though not many people noticed what Vegeta had done, his father had. He watched his son very carefully throughout the night. "So…my son has his eyes on Kakarot," he muttered softly as he deliberated this situation, leaving the ballroom to go think alone.
