Ch 73
"Do you Gohan take Videl to be your wife for always?"
"I do," smiled Gohan at his beautiful fiancee.
"And do you Videl take Gohan to be your husband for always?"
"I do," she smiled as she squeezed his hands in hers.
"Gohan, you may kiss the bride."
When they kissed, the crowd cheered. As they held each other's hand and walked down the aisle to the reception, Gohan's eyes widened at the figure that appeared before him. "Fa—father," he said as almost everyone gasped in surprise. "Yo—you're here. How—?"
"I only have today son. Your mom talked to Bulma, and Bulma had the idea to talk to Baba," said Goku.
"We wanted to surprise you sweetie," said Chichi.
"Well I am surprised that's for sure."
"I am to son. Wow look how big you've gotten. You're a man now and a father," said Goku as he noticed Pan being held in Hercule's arms.
"It's great to see you, it really is, but it's not me you really need to see," said Gohan as he looked to his brother. "Goten."
"No, Gohan this is your and Videl's day. This was for you."
"There's only today Goten, and this is for me. I want you to meet dad."
"Dad?" asked Goku as he really looked at Goten, who was now beside Gohan. He could feel how familiar he was, and he could see the resemblance.
"I—I'm Goten. It's nice to finally meet you. Mom, Gohan, and all your friends have told me so much about you," he said as he could fell his nerves getting to him as he ruined his neck.
"Hey I do that to," smiled Goku. "You're my son, there's no doubt about it," he laughed as Goten smiled. He walked up to him with a serious look in his eyes. "I'm sorry I wasn't there to see you grow up. I'm sorry today's our only time together."
Goten ran into his arms, burying his crying face in his chest as Goku wrapped his arms around his son. "I—I love you dad," he said as he trembled in his father's arms. He felt Goku's embrace tighten to let him now he was here for him.
"I love you to Goten," he said as he felt a lump in his throat. He could sense that his son had not had an easy life, but he didn't know why. He looked to his wife who smiled sadly at him.
The reception was filled with conversation, food, fun, and dancing. Everyone was happy to see Goku, but they were happy to see Gohan and Videl finally married. Goten watched the happy couple dancing and smiled as hie niece sat in his lap and clapped to the music. Goku looked over at his youngest son. When he saw Goten look back at him, he knew he wanted to talk to him. "Hey Goten, you want to take a walk with me?"
"Sure," said Goten as he handed Pan over to her grandmother.
The walk was silent as they came upon a hill and sat down. Looking at his father, he could tell he was trying to think about how he was going to word what he was about to say. "Are you happy?"
Goten smiled. "Yeah dad, I'm happy," he said as he watched his father's gaze go to Trunks who wasn't that far away."
"Boy for a moment I thought I was looking at Vegeta," said Goku. "You know when I would talk to Bulma sometimes, I would notice that Vegeta wasn't too far away."
"Well there's a reason for that dad. He's my mate. We're bonded in the saiyan tradition."
"Oh. OH! Wow really? That's great Goten. Boy, who would have thought?" he smiled. "Well whatever makes you happy son."
"Thanks dad."
"You weren't always this happy, were you Goten?" he asked in a serious tone with eyes to match.
"Yes, but it doesn't matter now. I've gotten through my past, and it wasn't easy. I'm in a good place now."
"I'm glad," he said as he looked over at Trunks. "Hey Trunks, get over here!"
"Hi Goku, it's nice to see you in person after all the stories I've heard from my mother."
"You to Trunks. So Goten told me you two are in a relationship?"
"Yes, we've been together for a few years now."
"Well I'm happy for you both but I have a question," said Goku.
"Sure, what is it Goku?"
"Well I know how males and females have sex but how does it work with two males?" he asked as both Trunks and Goten blushed.
Goten looked to Trunks to answer, and Trunks shook his head. He turned to Goku who was waiting expectedly for an answer. Trunks sighed. He was going to need serious therapy after this. After he explained everything to Goku, he walked away, needing to be alone. Trunks leaned up against a tree, mortified that he had to explain to his mate's father about how the same sex had sex. 'God how embarrassing,' he thought as he shook his head. "Mom wasn't kidding when she said he was naive.'
"Trunks, I'm sorry."
Trunks sighed and turned to his blushing mate. Trunks found it very amusing when he was in this state. "Why in the world did you think I needed to explain it to him?"
"Well," he blushed. "You—you've always been better at explaining things then me. Plus you were so well composed."
"Well now your dad knows what we do during sex," he blushed as he looked out at the view of green hills. "How did he seem afterwards?"
"He understood what you said and went back to the party."
"So why is he talking to my dad?" asked Trunks as he looked away from them. "And they're looking this way."
"I don't know. Maybe he has some saiyan questions that only Vegeta can answer?"
"i can only imagine what they're talking about," he sighed. "Lets just hope they don't come over here and—
"Why is Kakarott telling me about your sex life Trunks? I don't want to know that."
"W—well he asked about how two males have sex and—
"Are you at least on top?"
"Father! That's inappropriate."
"Well I don't thinks so since Kakarott practically broadcasted your sex life to me."
Trunks sighed. "Fine, it's not like this day could get any worse. Yes father I'm on top."
"Good. Now if Kakarott has any more questions for you, tell him to mind his own business. I don't want to know anymore about your bedroom habits, do you understand?"
"Yes father," he said as Vegeta walked away. He turned to Goten. "Well I think I've been mortified and embarrassed beyond belief enough for one day."
"I feel the same way. Lets just enjoy the wedding."
"Right. So, you want to dance chibi?" he asked as he held out his hand to his mate.
"Sure Trunks," he said as he grabbed his hand and joined their loved ones on the dance floor.
The party ended late, so friends and family were invited to stay the night. Bulma had brought many capsule homes to accommodate the guests at Gohan and Videl's wedding. Everyone was relaxing for the night or so it seemed.
Trunks was all ready in bed when Goten came out of the bathroom with a lot on his mind. As he slid under the covers and pulled the blankets over his body, he sighed as Trunks wrapped his arms around him. "What's on your mind chibi?"
"Dad. He's staying with my mom for the night, but he'll be gone in the morning. I can't imagine what she's going through."
"It must be pretty painful for her and him as well, but you don't have to worry about us. I'm never going to leave you chibi," he said as he held Goten tighter.
"You've seen a lot of death."
"I know but with every breath in my body I'm going to make sure we survive whatever threat comes next. That's why we have to train everyday. We can't afford to be lazy."
Goten laughed. "Well now you sound like Vegeta," he said as Trunks turned to face him.
"I'm serious," he said as he caressed his mate's cheek. "And sounding like my dad isn't always a bad thing."
"I know, but I don't want you to get all crazy either. I don't want you shutting yourself off from me.
"I won't," he smiled. "I promise chibi. We just really need to relax tonight. Your brother and Videl finally got married."
"It was nice that they wanted to wait until after I graduated. I wouldn't want to miss this day for the world."
"You ever think about getting married?"
"Honestly, I didn't think I had a future with the kind of past I had."
"Me to."
Goten smiled. "I think it would be nice someday," he said as he wrapped his arms around Trunks.
"Son Goten," Trunks said as he looked deeply into his mate's eyes, pulling out a box from his pants and opening it right in front of him. "Will you marry me?"
"Trunks," he said softly. "I—I can't believe—wait did you plan this?" he asked as Trunks smirked. "You did."
"I got your family's blessing, excluding your grandpa. So, will you?"