A/N: And the award for worst chapter title is certainly going here (it's an awkward bridging chapter leave me alone).
"Lord Beerus, you have visitors," Whis said as he tried to wake the sleeping god. "My lord –" The angel was pulled down onto the bed, Beerus snuggling up to him. "Your brother is waiting for you in the dining room." Whis extracted himself, but was pulled down again, a kiss being placed on his cheek.
A roar of laughter filled the cavernous room. "BEERUS!" Champa yelled, amused by the echo, but also by his brother.
Beerus cracked open an eye and immediately released Whis. "What time d'you call this?!"
"Uh…" Champa looked up at Vados.
"Approximately 42 tacks past the 13th hour of your planet."
"Late afternoon!" Champa said with a grin.
Beerus pulled himself up and head-butted Whis's arm. "Why'd you let him come over?"
"Last we spoke about it, my lord, you said you'd allow Lord Champa to visit at any time he pleased."
Ah yes, he remembered extending that privilege to his brother, not that Champa would have abided by the 'call ahead' rule if he had tried to impose it.
Champa huffed. "Don't want to see me? I came all the way out here after you didn't visit me for decades on end."
"Why do I always have to visit you?"
"Nonsense! It was your turn to visit me!" Champa frowned. "I wondered if something had happened to you. Or maybe you forgot about me."
"Yeah, well, uh… Didn't realise the time, clearly." There was something about the fact his brother still cared about him that made his annoyance at his sudden awakening dissipate. "I've got some stuff for you to try, actually." He hadn't been planning to give away his latest goodies from Planet Catcholeo, but it was nothing he couldn't replace. "Give me a few minutes."
Champa seemed pleased with this, and began marching back to the dining room, wondering what Beerus had in store for him.
"Are you really going to give him our chocolates?" Whis asked, having easily guessed what Beerus had in mind.
"Good reason to go back, right?"
"I suppose."
Beerus leaned in for a kiss. "Sorry, dear, I know how much you were looking forward to them."
Champa was delighted by the assortment laid out in front of him. He loved the little menu card that came with it, and how each chocolate had a unique design. His one criticism was that they were 'too small.' Well, that didn't matter if you had enough of them, Beerus argued.
"Anyway, how are things?" Beerus asked, wondering if his brother was really going to sit there and not even offer him a chocolate. Perhaps Champa thought that it wasn't worth offering to someone who could easily get more in this universe – but then surely he should have offered one to Vados? In order to not see his brother as having become utterly selfish, he assumed that Vados was not as partial to sweet foods as Whis.
"Same old, same old," Champa said as he eyed up the criss-cross pattern of one chocolate. "Training, eating, sleeping, more eating. I'm not bored of this life yet."
"No, neither am I. Do you think maybe you should swap more eating for more training?"
Champa slammed his fist on the table. "I don't need to train more! Vados is always saying I should eat less, and I don't want to hear it from you too! We never had enough to eat, and now I'm making up for it. Or are you jealous that my angel feeds me better than yours?"
"What a ridiculous notion! Whis has never let me go hungry in my life! But if Vados says you should eat less, maybe she should be more pro-active about it." He noticed Whis beside him was trying hard not to laugh. "Or maybe you should stop eating so much and offer me a damn chocolate!"
Champa went to retort, but looked a bit sheepish. "I assumed you didn't want one… You said you got them for me to try."
Beerus wasn't going to tell the truth about their origin. "Doesn't your angel teach you any manners? It's a wonder it wasn't you who talked back to Grand Zeno and got himself killed."
"Hey, now! I'm polite when I need to be. But with you, brother, well, it's not necessary, is it?"
He looked at Champa. "I still see my little brother –"
"By like two minutes," Champa reminded him.
"Ahem, I still see my slightly younger brother, and how sweet you used to be to me, and now… I guess you've grown up."
Champa hummed. "Yes, and I see you've just got grumpier in your old age."
"Hey! You've caught me just after I've woken up, sitting here watching you eat, while I haven't had any breakfast." He tapped Whis's thigh. "Get me something."
"Vados, go and see what Beerus has in his kitchen," Champa ordered.
Beerus wasn't going to correct him; it was Whis's kitchen.
Champa wasted no time once the angels were gone. "Tell me, brother, you and Whis…?"
Beerus didn't take the bait, feigning ignorance as to what was being asked.
"Come on, I saw you kiss him earlier. You sit far closer than Vados and I."
"Your point?"
"How do you seduce an angel?" Champa asked. "Vados is a goddess given a beautiful form that walks this universe and I want nothing more than to worship her properly."
Beerus tried hard not to laugh, but it came out as a snort. It was one thing for his brother to ask the question, but the extra detail really was the cherry on top. "Oh, Champa, my dear brother, you have so much to learn."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Champa narrowed his eyes. "Or are you saying you haven't got that far yet?"
"Wouldn't you like to know? I wouldn't like to presume I know enough about Vados." And really, Beerus had hardly had to do anything to 'seduce' Whis; it had been quite the mutual exchange of feelings by the time he got to it. "But if you really like her, maybe you can start by offering her a fucking chocolate."
"Enough with the chocolates!" Champa said defensively.
"I'm just saying, treat her nicely and you might get somewhere."
"Is that what you did?"
Beerus just smiled, remaining tight-lipped as the angels returned with food.
"Oh, good." Whis smiled. "I'm glad we were able to leave you two alone for more than a minute without you fighting."
Without missing a beat, both drearily recited, "Grand Zeno said we're not allowed to fight." They locked eyes, realising they'd had a twin moment, and then quickly looked in opposite directions.
Beerus bit into the meaty buns Whis had provided. "Anyway, you've gotta tell me about what whacky, wonderful things you've seen recently in your universe. I need to know so I can find things to out-do you with."
Champa was ready with answers, and Beerus found it endearing that even after this long, his brother was still collecting things to show him, purely because he thought Beerus would enjoy them.
Ooo
The remains of a planet laid scattered in space. Beerus scratched his head in confusion.
"Did you take me to the wrong place?"
Whis peered into his staff. "No, this is the right place. Correct coordinates, and definitely there when we left."
"Who the fuck has the power to destroy planets that isn't us?"
"Possibly the inhabitants did." Whis was searching for further information. "Actually –"
"Who's that?" Beerus pointed to a small pink child heading their way.
"Ah. Don't engage him, my lord."
Beerus was bewildered by the order, but Whis didn't seem to be in any joking manner, so he obeyed.
The child-like creature stopped short in front of them, and Beerus got a good look at it. Certainly it was no child, even if it looked like one. The energy emanating from it was unlike anything he'd ever encountered, and although he didn't know what to make of it, he knew he didn't like it.
The creature stared back, cocking its head from side to side as it looked from Beerus, to Whis, and back again. Mainly it stared at Beerus, with quick glances back to Whis, as if trying to make sense of the pair.
It was becoming increasingly difficult for Beerus to remain quiet and not say something. He had questions – why are you staring? Why did Whis say not to engage you? Does that mean I can't talk to it?
Suddenly the thing let out a scream, turned around, and flew off in the other direction. Whis let out a relieved sigh.
"Well? You've got a lot of explaining to do." Beerus folded his arms.
"That being is known as Buu, and for ease of understanding, is the original destroyer. But he should not be mistaken for a God of Destruction; he has been around longer than the gods have."
"So you weren't his attendant at some point?"
"Certainly not." Whis laughed at the prospect. "Buu is a force of nature that cannot be domesticated like that. He cannot tell right from wrong, and as such I advised you not to engage him. He could destroy you for no reason, and although your power has grown considerably, I don't think you could stop him if he tried."
"And why am I only finding out about this asshole now?"
"Buu hibernates for long periods of time – I'm talking tens of millions of years, and he's only active for a week at most. We have been very lucky to chance upon him today."
"Lucky?" Beerus scoffed.
"The previous destroyer never encountered Buu. In fact, this is only the second time we've met."
"Well, I guess I'll forget about it then, if it's such a rare occasion." Beerus stretched. "Hard day at work thanks to Buu. A shame, I was really looking forward to expending some energy."
"We can move onto the next planet if you wish."
"More travelling? I think not, Whis. But… If this asshole is having a mad destroying spree, aren't the kais going to be mad?"
"There's nothing we can do about it, and nothing they can do about it." Whis turned homeward. "Don't worry, they'll know it wasn't you."
A/N: I wanted this finished by Christmas, but here we are. I think I'm about 3 or 4 chapters from the finish line though!
