I've received positive feed back! 8D So here's chapter two!

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Goku gave a small sigh as he hung up the phone for about the fifteenth time. He glanced over at Vegeta, giving him a weak smile. The prince only tightened his ever-present glare and looked away, as if he had better things to do with his time. Goku only shook his head, his weak smile remaining on his face.

Goku had spent the last hour making phone calls to most of his friends, briefly giving the news of Chi-chi's death. Nearly everyone he had talked to had promised to come over immediately to see him. But Goku had stopped them, requesting they wait to visit until tomorrow. He hoped they understood his actions and didn't take offence. He simply didn't want a lot of attention right now, and would prefer to grieve for his wife alone for the time being.

"You know Vegeta, you can leave if you like. I'm okay now." Goku looked over at the prince again.

However, the prince only grunted in response, not moving from his rigid position, and continued leaning against the wall with arms crossed.

"Listen Vegeta about earlier…. I'm sorry… I just kind of lost it…" Goku trailed off, scratching his head and looking up to the ceiling with a deep frown.

"It doesn't need to be discussed." Vegeta replied, finality creeping into his voice. There was no way he was going to talk about that uncomfortable incident with Kakarot.

Goku nodded, and looked out his kitchen window, seeing Gohan landing on the front lawn. He mentally braced his self, and hoped he could be there to comfort his eldest son. He glanced at Vegeta again, remembering his own embarrassing moment of utter weakness. He was quite surprised that the prince had been so understanding and allowing. After all, if someone was sad or upset, wasn't it Vegeta who was the first to call them out for being too emotional?

The front door creaked open, and Gohan walked into the kitchen, meeting the somber face of his father and the indifferent face of Vegeta.

Gohan wasn't sure why Vegeta was present, but he didn't inquire. He simply followed his father out of the kitchen, and headed toward his parents' bedroom.

Vegeta let out a sigh, and walked over to Kakarot's dining room table, and sat down in one of the seats. He placed his head in hands and sighed again, this time, more deeply.

He wasn't sure why, but he felt… depressed about the whole situation. But the reason why was not there. He knew he wasn't very upset about Chi-chi's death, because, after all, she had never liked him, and he had never liked her. She had always called him a Saiyan Pig, and hated it when Goku spent any time with him. And Vegeta had always considered her an annoying woman who never stopped screeching at her husband, sons, and friends. So, Vegeta couldn't say that her passing would bother him; but out of respect for the dead, he wasn't going to celebrate it or anything. And whether it mattered to him or not if she was dead, it mattered to Kakarot.

'Is that why I'm having these weakling emotions? I am bothered that Kakarot is in pain?'

Vegeta shook his head, as if trying to physically clear away his thoughts. He didn't want to have these feeble and wretched feelings. He didn't want to let his rival's emotions affect him. He didn't want this situation that had nothing to do with him interfere with his life.

But instead of getting up from the table and leaving like he had wanted to do for hours, he stayed. He couldn't bring his self to desert Kakarot, even though Gohan had arrived and Kakarot wouldn't be alone.

Soft footsteps alerted him of Goten, who had just entered the kitchen area. Their eyes met for a moment before Vegeta muttered nervously that Gohan and Kakarot were in his parents' room with his mother.

Goten seemed a little dumbfounded that Vegeta was here, but he did not question. He nodded to the prince, and quickly departed, heading toward the back of the house where his father and brother were.

Vegeta went back to brooding in his personal thoughts.

After about an hour, Vegeta looked up, to see Gohan heading toward the phone in the kitchen, undoubtedly to make funeral arrangements and call anyone Goku had forgotten. Goten was off by the coffee maker, preparing four cups of coffee.

Goku came and sat next to Vegeta, letting out a small sigh, his shoulders drooping.

Vegeta was silent. He had no idea what to say, and figured that silence was golden for this situation. Knowing him, he'd probably say the wrong thing again, like last time, and end making Kakarot break down into a fit of tears.

'And why does that even bother me?! Shouldn't it be a wonderful sight, Kakarot crying?' But his stomach turned at this thought.

Soon, fortunately for Vegeta, Goten had placed four cups of coffee on the table, and Gohan was sitting in his chair at the small table.

"Dad, the arrangements have been made. The funeral home will be coming to get her… we decided to have the service in two days, on Tuesday…" Gohan trailed off at this point, not knowing if he could say anymore to his grief-stricken father.

"Okay son." Goku replied faintly, peering down in the endless depths on his black coffee that sat before him.

There was a long hush between them, each Saiyan and Demi-Saiyan thinking about different subjects.

Finally, Goten broke the silence, asking a question that no one had answered yet.

"Dad, where will you stay tonight?"

Goku gave him a startled look.

"Um, here. It's where I've been sleeping for the past twenty years or so after we defeated Buu…." He scratched his head, not sure what to think of Goten's odd question.

"You can't be serious, Kakarot." Vegeta snarled, making all of the Sons jump and turn to stare at him. He continued, unfazed.
"Do you really think your pitiful human emotions could handle that?"

Goku suddenly realized what Vegeta was saying. Of course! He hadn't thought about the fact he would be sleeping alone for the first time in years, without his wife. That he would lay in their bed, but only he would be there. He would be alone in the house that Chi-chi had lived in for more than fifty years with and without him.

The very thought of it pricked his eyes with tears. And before he could will his self to stop, fat tears were running down his face, like they had a few hours before.

"Please Kakarot…" Vegeta said, his voice tinged with disgust at the show of more crying.

Goku quickly rested his head in his hands, covering his face, trying to stop the emotional onslaught that continued to get the better of him. He let out a shaky breath, trying to collect his self before Vegeta could make another snarky remark.

But instead, he felt a hand on the top of his arm. He didn't bother looking. He knew it was Vegeta, because the hand was enveloped in a soft, cotton glove.

"Kakarot, why don't you come back to Capsule Corp with me?" he heard Vegeta say.

In amazement, he removed his hands from his face, quickly rubbing away any more tears from his eyes, and looked at Vegeta. He couldn't believe the other rough Saiyan had just generously offered him a place to stay where he wouldn't be alone.

"Are you sure it's alright with Bulma?" Goku asked.

Vegeta crossed his arms, and glared at him.

"I don't care if it's alright or not. You're staying with me, and if she doesn't like that, I'll blast her into the next dimension."

Gohan and Goten both gasped in unison. But Goku only chuckled. He knew Vegeta cared about Bulma very much, and would never do anything to harm her. As much as he might complain about the woman or argue with her, Goku knew that Vegeta really did love his mate, seeing as he had stayed with her after their son had been born, and had even had a second child, Bura, with Bulma.

"Alright. It's settled then." Goku finally said, waving his hands and laughing in a nervous gesture, hoping his sons would calm down.

"Dad-" Goten began.

"No, Goten, he was just kidding." Goku answered, knowing exactly what his son was going to ask.

Goku turned to Vegeta.

"I'll just go get a few things from…. my room."

Vegeta nodded slightly, and stood. He walked over to the front door, and quickly went outside, glad to be leaving the Son home.

Goku appeared a few minutes later, carrying a suit case.

"Gohan said he and Goten would stay here until the funeral home came to get Chi-chi. I guess he's handled everything… so we just have to go to the service in a couple of days…" Goku reported.

"……"

"Ah, right. I know, you're always one for conversation 'Geta." Goku said, laughing slightly.

"Ugh, come on!" Vegeta growled as he burst of the ground and flew into the blue skies.

Goku shook his head and smirked before blasting off after him.