A/N: I have concluded that Saiyan babies are adorable. I've realized the majority of the one-shots so far involve babies or children in some way. Heh. That will change in the future, but I guess I've been in an adorable kids mood lately?
Enjoy! And thank you for any support on this story.
Pairings: Gine/Bardock
Characters: Raditz, Gine, Goku Kakarot, Bardock
Raditz rolled on his back and glared as his little brother sniffled across the room. He knew that any second now it could turn into screams, and he did not want to deal with that. Kakarot caught his eye and smiled at him. Hmpf. He might as well go up to him now that he was behaving. The child sat up and walked over to where the baby Saiyan sat.
"Be nice to your brother, Raditz." Gine paused from her work to glance at her oldest. He did not get what the problem was. All he did was throw Kakarot out the window to see if that will teach the baby to fly. At least he didn't hit his head, or else Raditz will never hear the end of it.
"Yeah, yeah." He smirked at his mother and bent down to stare at the little Saiyan. Kakarot giggled and threw a pathetic punch at him. That was the greeting Bardock taught them, so he picked that up fast. That was something. He caught his brother's fist and looked at his mother. "What was his power level when he was born?"
"You'll have to ask your father." The Saiyan female said, distracted, as she cleaned off her knives. "He should be back from his mission today."
Raditz nodded and rotated his head rapidly. There was a spare scouter around here somewhere. They had it so he could practice reading power levels from the device, which prompted several groans and slaps upside the head when Bardock thought he went too slow. Unfortunately, he failed to find it and returned defeated to his brother's side.
"You don't look that tough, Kakarot." He poked his brother on the stomach, prompting another giggle as the baby tried to bite his finger. Raditz smirked and ruffled the kid's spiky hair. "That's okay, though. Big brother Raditz will beat up anyone who mocks you for being weak." He picked his brother up, and immediately Kakarot buried his face in his long hair. The child coughed and importantly puffed out his chest.
Gine finished cleaning up and walked over to her sons. She smiled softly as she dropped to her knees to be eyelevel with Raditz. "I'm sure you will."
He nodded fervently, and hugged his baby brother closer. "Yeah! And I'll teach him how cool it is to be a Saiyan." Kakarot gurgled something that Raditz took as an affirmative. He pounded his brother on the back. "No one will want to touch us, and he'll do everything I say. Right, Kakarot?" The child yawned and used his hair as a pillow, curling up in his arms. "I still think it's a good idea to throw him out the window to see how he'll fly." He mumbled.
"Raditz." She narrowed her eyes at her son and chided him. "Don't throw your brother out any windows until you know he can fly."
He brightened up. "So, I can when he does?" She ran a hand through her hair and refused to comment. The child continued, "Where's his first assignment anyway? Since he's so young and weak he'll have to have to be on it for a while, right?"
Her hand twitched and she flicked Raditz on the forehead. "He's three months old," she growled. He grumbled and rubbed his forehead.
"Right…"
Gine stood up and turned toward the door, a smile blooming across her face. Raditz didn't know what she was excited about until Bardock walked in. He nodded in greeting to his father and then tried to pull Kakarot out of his hair. The baby wailed in protest.
Bardock was irritated as Gine came up to him with an inquisitive look. "Frieza is…" He checked to see if the communicator on the scouter was off before he continued, tossing the device to the side. "An ass. Can't see good work if it slapped him in the face."
She grinned and reached up, wrapping her arm around his neck as she led him to the table. "I know. But I'll have food ready for you soon, and the boys are happy you are home. So, cheer up." She patted his chest and shoved him into the seat at the head of the table. The Saiyan warrior relaxed, an embarrassed gleam replacing the frustration in his eyes.
While his parents were busy, Raditz caught the scouter before it hit the ground and fit it on his face. It was a little big, and he had to hold it there as he turned it on his brother. He frowned and facepalmed, with the scouter dropping to the ground. "Give me a break, Kakarot. You may not even survive to being thrown out windows."
Bardock focused on his sons and glanced at Gine. "They getting along now?"
She crossed her arms, with her lips pressed into a fine line. "He's talking about throwing him out a window, what do you think?" He reached across the table and grabbed a fruit.
"That sounds reasonable to me."
Gine muttered under her breath and whacked her partner lightly on the head. "However, yes, they're starting to get along." She marched up to her cooking area and aimed a ki blast to start the fire.
"Dinner in ten!"
X_X
Raditz twisted around to look at his brother. Kakarot was sleeping peacefully as he grabbed his brother's tail and hugged it close to him. The Saiyan yawned and Raditz flicked his tail out of the way so not to get chomped on. A second later, Kakarot's jaw snapped shut on thin air, and he wiggled closer.
He watched him for a couple more seconds and determined that he was honestly asleep. "I hope you do survive to adulthood, Kakarot. You better not mess your first assignment up. Big brother Raditz will look out for you." He yawned himself and closed his eyes.
The two brothers fell asleep, with Kakarot gnawing at Raditz's shoulder, and Raditz squeezing his brother's tail in annoyance until they were both fully unconscious.
A/N: And then a one-armed Namekian kills them with his drill attack, hehaha ha ha… *cries*
I'm always anxious on writing characters for the first time. As such, I decided to stop fretting on trying to get this just right and post it. Also, no idea why throwing baby carrot head out the window kept coming up. I wanted to do a gag to put in contrast Goku actually hitting his head later in life, and then Raditz just wouldn't let it go.
Last couple updates I didn't know how quickly I would be able to. Now, I know for sure that I won't get anymore done for a couple weeks at least. Send me your energy so I can get through finals! (nah, you don't have to.)
Thanks for reading! And Happy early Thanksgiving for my fellow Americans!
