Merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates it! If you don't, then Merry Another Day for you!
Series: Dragonball Z
OTP Choice: RaditzxZarbon
Summary: AU setting. The odd pair lives on Earth now and is experiencing their first winter together with Goku and his family/friends.
Ratings: Range from K-NC17.
Day Prompt 25: Opening Gifts
It was finally the big event that the whole city had been preparing for for over a month: Christmas.
The Son household was up with the sun, Goten having run around the house in an excited manner screaming that Santa had stopped by. No one was allowed to sleep with a bunch of gifts under the tree, not even his grumbling Uncle Raditz. The young Son dragged the large Saiyan out of bed so that he could be there to experience Christmas with them for the first time.
Zarbon slid out of bed nearly an hour later from the commotion below him and came down the stairs as well.
The family was gathered in the family room and Goku was handing out gifts, a bunch of ripped paper all over the place. As the cyan-skinned man took his seat by his lover, a gift was set in his lap.
"Looks like Raditz got you something!" Goku winked as he took a seat next to his wife.
Zarbon blinked and looked over at Raditz, watching the Saiyan blush a little as he glanced at him. He had no idea that his lover had gotten him anything and he was taken completely by surprise. After getting over the shock, he shook his head and raised his nose in the air as he started to unwrap the slender box. "If it's a dead animal, I'll kill you, Raditz." He said.
As he took the lid of the box off, Zarbon gasped at what he saw. It was a jeweled but very tasteful headpiece, looking more exotic than the one he used to wear under Frieza's reign. When he was in Hell –before Raditz had found him- he had been attacked by demonic creatures that were bigger and stronger than him and not only did they strip him of his clothes and dignity, they stripped of him his royal headpiece as well. It was the one thing he ached for once he and Raditz were together again.
The alien Prince looked at Raditz with soft amber eyes, giving him a smile. "Raditz… This… is beautiful. I'm very surprised." Zarbon said, feeling a tad bit emotional.
Raditz grinned and rubbed the back of his head, a habit he had picked up from his brother and nephews. " I had hoped you would like it…"
Zarbon smiled and leaned over, giving Raditz a kiss on his lips, ignoring the sounds from everyone else in the room. The Saiyan purred and his tail thumped on the couch as it wagged. The alien Prince pulled away a little and looked Raditz in the eyes, still smiling. "I love it, Raditz… Merry Christmas."
TBC.