Red in the face from years of alcohol abuse, yellow teeth from decades of chain smoking, dirty clothes, unwashed greasy hair and an unkempt appearance in general; he was the epitome of a stereotypical waste of space who had no right to be a father.
"Let go of me" Trunks said calmly.
"Not until you tell me where that little shit is!"
"I don't know"
"Don't give me that!" he yelled, attracting attention from the town's people. "I called the fucking school demanding that he come back early to do his chores and they said there was no trip to Canada so who the hell are you?"
"...You wanted your son to come back from Canada...just to clean up after you?"
"It's none of your damn business what I want him to do. He's my son, I own him and he'll do what I tell him to!"
Rage started to fill the prince; it took every ounce of will power to not destroy him there and then. Instead, he gently gripped the man's wrist and removed his arm from his neck.
"You unbelievable bastard...how do you live with yourself?"
"Shut your mouth and tell me where he is right now or I'll make you" he seethed, making a fist.
Resisting his urge to laugh, the saiyan began to walk away from the pathetic human but voluntarily stopped in his tracks when he received a left hook to the cheek. The group of people watching them all gasped in shock. The man gave him a stupefied look when he didn't budge an inch and in return he received a hateful glare from his piercing sapphire eyes.
"You wanna see your son?" he asked, barely managing to contain his rage as he gripped his fist using a fraction of his power to send the man to one knee in pain. "Fine, I'll take you to him. Let's see what he has to say shall we?"
Anger had successfully clouded his common sense and in seconds he hoisted the degenerate from the ground by his dirty shirt and launched into the sky leaving the surrounding civilians in shock and awe.
"What's going on?!" the flabbergasted man yelled over the roaring wind. "Lemme go!"
"Why? I'm giving you what you want...or I could let you go...I think I would be doing the world a great service. What do you think?"
Kai's father glanced down at the world zooming beneath him which instantly made him shut his mouth and pray that he would not be dropped to his death. Within minutes they arrived outside the briefs residence, Trunks still full of anger, the man still in shock. Not wasting any time he banged on the door until his father eventually answered.
Not giving Vegeta anytime to say anything, he barged past him dragging Kai's dad inside by his shirt and lifted him off the ground, presenting him like a prized catch in front of the wide eyed and speechless Goten, Bulma and Kai sitting at the table.
"...Trunks?" Goten uttered.
Kai, who was half way through a sandwich at the time continued to stare in silence, dropping it on the plate provided.
"I'm sorry to do this Kai" he said hurriedly. "But your father demanded I take him to you"
Silence still filled the room.
"Well?" Trunks shouted at the man still in shock, dropping him on his knees.
He hurried to his feet, confused and anxious but when he focused on his terrified looking son a wave a faux superiority dulled those emotions.
"You're coming home with me, right now"
The second he finished uttering that sentence, Goten stood up at the table with anger in his eyes, only staying in place when his lover held up a hand asking him to stay put. The alcoholic wanted to just walk over to his son, grab his arm, drag him out of the household and beat him to within an inch of his life for making him experience a hint of fear; a justification in his warped mind.
"Is that what you want?" said Vegeta, shocking everyone in the room. "Tell your father what it is that you desire"
The man's instinct was to tell the saiyan to keep out of it but when he glanced at his impressive frame he kept his mouth shut.
"I...I don't want to go back..." Kai whimpered.
"Don't piss me off Kai, do you want to try answering correctly?" he seethed, selfish anger making him forget his surroundings.
"P-Please dad...let me stay with Goten and Trunks..."
"You wanna stay with these faggots, is that it? What the fuck is wrong with you?!"
"Please don't say horrible things about them...they...they're my best friends" tears began to form.
"I'll say whatever I like; I may even call the police!" he shouted. "They'll be on my side you know and you'll have no choice but to come back home!"
Even though he was trembling, Kai still stood up and looked at his father with his innocent eyes.
"Please...I don't want to go back...just...just leave us alone"
"...you little shit!" he raged. "I always knew you were a faggot; no wonder your mom left!"
Those words felt like hot needles piercing through his stomach; tears of immense despair formed in his eyes before he rushed passed everyone and ran upstairs into Trunks' room. Insurmountable rage exploded inside Goten and before anyone could stop him, he dashed towards Kai's father in the blink of an eye, grabbed him by the throat with one hand and slammed him against the wall near the door, cracking it in the process.
"Y...You are everything I despise!" Goten roared. "You do not deserve a son like Kai; he's worth a million of you"
The man could not respond as the saiyan's hand was clamped tight around his neck. The anger kept rising and rising until Goten had to release it in some way. A blast of invisible energy swathed the household sending everything not nailed down toppling over and as a result his eyes became green, his shaggy black hair had spiked up and became golden blonde. The alcoholic's bloodshot eyes became wide with shock and fear whilst Goten's angry face changed into a definite smirk.
"Chibi, what are you doing?!"
"What does it look like Trunks? I'm teaching this fuck a lesson!"
"...But"
"But what, even if he went to the police and told them about this do you really think they would listen to a crazy, alcoholic, waste of space bastard?!"
"Chibi..."
Silence filled the room as the younger saiyan turned his gaze back to the terrified man. Trunks just helplessly looked on, worried what his lover would do. Vegeta stood with his arms folded with a little grin whilst Bulma, even though completely still, was frantically thinking of ways to diffuse the situation.
"Now, you listen and you listen well" Goten almost whispered slightly releasing his grip so he would not grant the man death, the easy way out of his pathetic existence. "Kai is happy with us, very happy in fact...so I suggest you leave here; go buy yourself a cheap bottle of cider and a whole load of cigarettes, go back to your dingy little cesspit and continue to do everyone a favour by quickly drinking and smoking yourself to death"
Nearly urinating himself, he quickly nodded whilst attempting to reply.
"Just remember when you die no one will even know you're gone until the landlord gets somebody to break down your door because you're late paying your rent and they find your disgusting corpse taking up space. No one will mourn you...you probably won't even have a funeral; you'll just be discarded like a broken toy. You're scum, worse than scum in fact. I despise every fibre of your being and I would love nothing more than to crush your windpipe right here and now so I can listen to you die. The only thing that is stopping me from doing so is your son, that's how important he is!"
With that said, he released Kai's father and let him take deep breaths until he managed to gather some of his bearings.
"Now get the fuck out of this house"
He rubbed his neck, still in awe of Goten's fluctuating golden aura and physical changes. Knowing there was not a thing he could do or say to get his own way he turned towards the front door and nervously walked past Trunks and Vegeta. His trembling hand turned the handle open the door and he was about to step out of the house but when Vegeta cleared his throat he turned to face the impressive male.
"By the way, you may alert the authorities if you wish" he said calmly. "But know that if you do...I'll be the one paying you a visit"
After striking the fear of god in him with that sentence Vegeta instantly became a super saiyan whilst remaining still with his arms folded. Racked with terror, Kai's poor excuse for a father ran out of the doorway as fast as his unhealthy body could manage and without saying a word Trunks shut the door and walked over to his lover, placing an understanding hand on his shoulder. Once common sense slowly numbed his rage, Goten took a deep breath and reverted back to his normal state, hugging Trunks tightly.
"I'm sorry...I couldn't help it, I really couldn't" tears began to flow.
"No I'm sorry, I shouldn't have brought him here..."
"Wrong..." Vegeta butted in. "That's exactly what you should have done otherwise this would have continued to eat away at you. At least this way it has been resolved so you can get on with your lives in peace"
"D...Dad..."
For a moment Bulma wondered if her man was having his mind controlled again but she could tell by sincerity in his voice that it was him. Goten removed his face from the crook of Trunks' neck and stared at his possible future father in-law with teary eyes; Vegeta returned his stare.
"You impressed me today Goten...hmph" he laughed quietly. "I guess you really are Kakarot's brat"
"H-Heh, thank you Vegeta..." he smiled.
The little saiyan's memory interrupted the once in a lifetime moment when he remembered a distraught Kai rushing up the stairs.
"I better see if he's okay"
"Good idea chibi" said Trunks, kissing him on the cheek, not caring that his father was in the room.
As he began to ascend the staircase he noticed the destruction he had caused to the briefs residence.
"B-Bulma I'm so sorry, I'll clear all this up right away!"
"Don't be silly hun, I completely understand, besides you've got more important things to think about right now!" she said pointing to her son's door.
Smiling at her for being so understanding, he walked up the stairs and entered the room.
Muffled sobs greeted the saiyan once he entered the room and closed the door behind him.
"Kai...?"
The boy was kneeling beside the bed crying into the duvet. Goten slowly walked over and knelt beside him, tears still stinging his eyes. He placed a hand between his quivering shoulders and rubbed it slowly up and down his frail back.
"Kai...everything is alright now. We had a talk and...He agreed not to bother us anymore; you never have to see him again"
He received no coherent reply, which was understandable.
"I'm sorry about this whole situation but...the worst is over. We...We can all finally start concentrating on our future together"
In a sense, his words were reassuring both of them even though the benefit of such an unexpected moment had not yet sunk in.
"He can't hurt you anymore; nobody can as long as we're all together"
His words were having some effect as Kai's hysterical crying slowly calmed.
"Trunks and I love you dearly and only want what's best for you and now...we have the opportunity to start over; just the three of us"
Knowing nothing more could really be said he gave Kai a couple of minutes to calm down in silence as he continued to stroke his back. Eventually the boy lifted his face from the wet patch on the covers and looked up at his saviour. Even though he was still upset he threw himself into Goten's muscular frame and hugged him tightly. The saiyan wrapped his arms around his frail body, rested his chin in his shaggy hair and breathed a sigh of relief.
"A life full of happiness is everything you deserve and I can't wait to start making that happen..."
With that said, Goten tightened their embrace and they both silently cried in each other's arms.
Dear diary
This is Kai, your new owner! Goten bought you and told me that I should occasionally write down my thoughts because it helped him so I promised I would give it a try. It's been about three weeks since Trunks brought my father to his parent's house...I'm still not sure if that was the right thing to do but that's what happened. Truthfully, I think it was probably the best thing to do...I mean I don't think I want to see him again and even though they won't give me exact details on what happened downstairs that day they somehow managed to convince him to leave me alone. Trunks managed to find a house just on the outskirts of town that his parents helped pay for and it's great here, I have my own room and everything! They're so nice to me and are even trying to enrol me in a different school so I can finish my grades. For once I feel really, really happy and safe. I'm so happy I met Goten that day, I feel like it was meant to happen. Anyway I have to get ready now; I'm meeting Goten's family this evening and I can't wait! I guess hope is not a postponed disappointment after all.
Dear diary
We did it. Trunks and I managed to rescue Kai from that despicable father of his and now we finally have a place to call our own. Kai seems happier than ever which is exactly what I have always wanted for him...after all, he deserves nothing else but unending happiness after what he's been through. Trunks and I talked about official adoption but we knew there would be infinite problems because what we did was technically kidnap. I think it's sad that we live in a world where legal complications could prolong any child's suffering but what can we do, apart from take the law into our own hands? Kai is my responsibility, legally or not and I wouldn't have it any other way. I think he completes us somehow...I hope he realises how much he is truly loved and adored. Anyway I can't write forever as we're all about to get ready so he can meet my family. As long as I can stop mom from completely smothering him for being so cute, he should be fine. Wish me luck xxx