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Chapter 29
A Wish
Vegeta smiled down at the baby girl who stared back him with big blue eyes. She really was the spitting image of her mother. It was a rare moment of peace for him. It was Kabu's second birthday and the whole 'family' had descended on Capsule Corp for the celebration. Kabu was progressing like a regular human child though he required a machine to monitor his breathing whilst sleeping. He was walking, a little pigeon-footed, but then again so had Trunks. He'd even uttered his first word three weeks after Kuda had been defeated, 'Gampa'. Not 'Mama' or 'Dada', his first word had been 'Gampa' and he'd been pointing at Vegeta when he'd said it. Admittedly, he had rubbed it in Kakarott's face quite a bit on the man's next visit. Kabu had quite a vocabulary now and was able to ask for items he wanted.
The baby on Vegeta's lap squirmed and fidgeted.
"Alright," he said, quickly taking hold of her so she didn't roll off his lap. That had happened two days before and he hadn't heard the end of it yet. He loosely wrapped her blanket around her and lifted her up.
"Let's find your mother," he said softly. She blinked back at him. He liked her eyes. Who would have thought the black-haired, black-eyed Prince Vegeta would have descendants with blue eyes? He made his way down the stairs and out into the backyard.
"Gampa!" Kabu cried from across the backyard. Appura was sat next to him, straightening him up. Judging by the look of Kabu's bottom half he'd fallen in the mud again. Kabu toddled over to Vegeta and began bouncing on the balls of his feet.
"Baby. Baby!" Kabu said. Vegeta crouched down so Kabu could see the little girl.
"Nice of you to join us, Dad," Appura said as she arrived, peering at the bundle in his arms. She smiled as Kabu blew a kiss to the baby.
"Is everything ready?" Vegeta asked, straightening up.
"Yamcha's just setting up the Dragonballs now," Appura said, lifting up Kabu and walking towards the others. Vegeta followed. Bulma ran up to him.
"There you two are," she said, "Oh, Bulla, aren't you beautiful?" Vegeta passed Bulla over ad watched his wife smile.
Bulla had been quite the surprise for them. Bulma had been hinting for a while before the whole mess with Kuda that she wanted another baby before she got too old. Vegeta had been against the whole thing. He'd messed up helping raise Appura and Trunks and he was a grandfather. Bulma hadn't said a word about it after they had been reunited until the day she told him she was already pregnant. And now they had her. Bulla, his second daughter, a new little Princess. He saw Gohan stand next to him as Dende began to summon Shenron. Despite his best efforts, and even Kakarott had remarked they had been good efforts, Gohan and Appura remained parted. It had been distressing the first few weeks. Appura cried in her sleep and was exhausted from the effort of caring for Kabu by herself. Vegeta had at one point, removed the baby monitor from her room one night as she slept and watched over his grandson so she could have a full nights sleep. They had a schedule worked out now. Gohan had his son most weekends (to accommodate a new job in Satan City) and when Appura needed to work on her next album. She was determined to get back into music.
The sky darkened as Shenron arrived. Kabu cried and hid his face in Appura's shoulder. Gohan moved forward and rested a hand on Kabu's head. They were still good parents, even if they were separated. Kabu was their priority. There was no petty fighting and arguing.
"It is done," Shenron said after Dende relayed the wish: for the people of Earth to forget about the Saiyans. The dragon vanished and the Dragonballs glowed before disappearing. The sky cleared and brightened.
"Alright, let's eat some cake!" Kakarott shouted making the others laugh. Even Bardock smirked for the side of the building. Vegeta caught his eye, the older Saiyan nodded at him and Vegeta returned the gesture before turning to watch Chi-Chi come out the door with a giant cake with two candles lit. Kabu's eyes widened at the sight. Vegeta walked over and stood by Bardock.
"Is it strange?" he asked, "To spend forty years in hiding and then suddenly be surrounded by three more generations?"
"You mean, to find my son grown with children of his own not to mention a grandson?" Bardock replied, "Yes, it is. But I wouldn't change it for the world." Vegeta smiled and watched as Gohan threw Kabu in the air whilst Appura fretted.
"The nights you say Appura cries in her sleep, Gohan doesn't sleep at all," Bardock said, "I've seen him, pacing around the house in the middle of the night. The mating bond they forged is still there, even if they don't realise it. They'll find their way back to each other." Vegeta nodded and looked back at his family. For that moment, in the sunshine, with his family around them, Vegeta felt truly at peace.
