Hello, how are you all doing? First off, I changed my name! More importantly, and I must have said this a million times before, I'm sorry for the very long wait. I feel horrible that it took this long. I love writing OCAK so much, but if I'm being honest, I got a bit burnt out...again.
What's worse is as soon as I got my passion back, I had to go live with my grandparents for a little while because reasons and they don't have internet, so it took me even longer to upload this chapter.
Also, I'm sure you know how many times I've said that chapter ten will be the last chapter of OCAK. As it turns out, that was a lie. I was so sure this was going to be the last chapter until I thought about the word count. Over 10k words and I think that's only a quarter of the way done?!
I decided the best thing to do would be to split it up into multiple chapters. If I didn't, the wait would be ridiculously longer. All of you are more than patient enough. Plus, 40k-50k words in one chapter is a lot.
Without any further ado, enjoy!
Sphinxians Today...
Lord Beerus: "What? Come on. Let me take a shower with you. I promise that we'll only be getting clean in the shower, not dirty." I hugged Liquiir's waist from behind, pulled him close, and started kissing his neck. He reached behind the back of my head and held it.
Lord Liquiir: "For some...mm...reason, I doubt that. Even if we can keep our paws to ourselves, we're not life mates yet. I don't think we should be seeing that much of each other." I stopped kissing him and put my chin on his shoulder. He looked at me.
Lord Beerus: "Who cares if we see each other's dicks before we're life mates? We've seen them already. Just not without underwear covering them." I rubbed the bottom of his ear, the area where the fur is the softest, with the back of my pointer finger. Flicker, damn you! There we go, it flickered a couple of times. Why do I like that so much? Maybe it's the sudden movement and the cat in me enjoys watching it.
Lord Liquiir: "Exactly. I want to have a small sense of mystery before our first night as life mates."
Lord Beerus: "'Small'?" I stopped rubbing his ear, put that paw on his shoulder, and looked down at myself. "I like to think it would be classified as a huge mystery." We chuckled at my innuendo. "You know what? I see your point. It's almost moot and incredibly ironic since we've spent the last few months dry humping each other in just our underwear...but I see it."
Lord Liquiir: "But a point nonetheless and that's what's important." I nodded and let him go. He took a few steps and then stopped, putting his hands on his hips as he looked back at me with a smile. He winked and went on his merry way, brushing my chin with his tail. I'm almost embarrassed to admit that my head moved along with his tail like a lovestruck cartoon character in an old-timey comedy. Almost, but that comparison rings true for me and I find that funny.
Lord Beerus: "That's not fair. You know exactly what that does to me." He stopped at the door and gave me that cheeky smile I've grown to love as much as the rest of him.
Lord Liquiir: "Of course I do. You're-" A sudden energy spike at Bulma's, followed by a loud explosion, cut him off. Goku, Goten, Vegeta, and Trunks are sparring with each other. It's a family affair with Goku fighting Vegeta and Goten battling Trunks. They're outputting enough energy to make it impossible for me to sense anyone or anything else over there. It's like a fog.
Lord Beerus: "You were saying?"
Lord Liquiir: "I was going to say you're so cute when you get like that."
Lord Beerus: "Then let me take a shower with you. I'll be the most adorable creature you've ever seen." He laughed and waggled his finger.
Lord Liquiir: "Nice try, but my mind is made up." I sighed and crossed my arms dramatically.
Lord Beerus: "Very well. Promise that you'll be thinking of me." He stepped into the bathroom.
Lord Liquiir: "I always am." He closed the door. I'm tempted to go over to Bulma's to watch the fight, but the TV calls to me. I quickly went over and sat down on the edge of the bed and picked up the remote. Let's see if I can find an anime. The water's blasting now, so that gives me about fifteen minutes to kill.
A few months have gone by since I took up residence at Gohan and Videl's house. It's been a relatively easy time. They've been extremely accommodating. For all intents and purposes, Liquiir's been living with us. Because his universe needs virtually no work, he very rarely needs to return there.
In that time, we've worked out most of the details of the ceremony. The only things we need to do still are find an officiant, set a date, and decide who we want to invite...that's more me than Liquiir. The first two should be easy, but I'm barely closer to figuring out who I want to attend the ceremony. In addition to my mom and Champa, I'm planning on inviting Gohan and his daughter. Still, my guilty mind feels like that's more a formality because Videl is going to be the caterer and we've been living under their roof for free, so it would be very rude if I didn't invite them.
I have entertained the idea of inviting those who participated in the Tournament of Power, but this feels too personal to share with them. I hate that feeling. They saved our universe, they saved me from getting erased from existence, and here I am thinking they probably shouldn't come because I'm bad with feelings. I sound like a bastard. I groaned in annoyance and lied down, placing my arms behind my head and stared up at the ceiling.
Do I wish I could go back to only caring about myself and a select few other people? Possibly, because it would make things much simpler again. Then again, that was a lonely life. I don't think I had anyone to call my friend, which included Liquiir since he cut contact with me. I didn't even visit my mom as much as I should have.
Now, I do have friends, real friends. I have a floofy boyfriend and soon to be floofy life mate that I won't ever give up. I have a brother again. I never lost her, but in a sense I'm going to have a mom again because I'm planning on spending far more time with her. All undeniable positives.
Although, just a few years ago, I felt important. I felt like a somebody. I was nothing more than just a delusional idiot with an over-inflated sense of self-importance. I've been humbled since then and I'm still struggling to accept it. It did send me crashing back down into reality, so it could be a lot worse.
I sat up and looked at the bedroom door. I need to take a walk. Actually, what I need to do is stop procrastinating. If I'm going to live in reality, I'm going to take pride in my job. Something I haven't done for millions of years. To do that, I need to...talk with Shin.
Lord Beerus: "Liquiir, I'm going out! I'll be back soon!" I hopped off of the bed. If I remember correctly, there's a slang term for what I'm about to do. Earthlings would refer to this as adulting.
Lord Liquiir: "Okay! Have fun!"
Lord Beerus: "I'll do my best!" I'll fail because adulting is not fun. Once I walked out of the room and gingerly closed the door, I shot through the house and ran outside like my life depended on it, stopping near the swing set. Who knows? In the future, this talk may end up saving our universe. "Shin? If you can hear me, I need you to teleport to me. We need to talk." I paused for a second. The energy those four are giving off would probably mask his, but better safe than sorry. "Hide your energy as well. As you know, there are people who can sense you and I don't want everybody to make a big deal and ask what you're doing here." A few seconds later and he's a few feet in front of me.
Shin: "Lord Beerus? What is this about?" He's staring at me curiously. I took a seat on the swing and crossed my arms.
Lord Beerus: "Let's get this over with."
Shin: "Get what over with? You still haven't told me anything." He sat on the other swing, now confused. I scratched the back of my head.
Lord Beerus: "I've been putting it off, but this is something I need to do. Something we need to do. The Tournament of Power was a wakeup call. We can't get complacent just because of our positions. We're easily replaceable." His face says it all. He can't believe what he's hearing, but I don't imagine it's because he thinks that what I'm saying is crazy. He must know that it's the truth. Hearing it come out of my mouth of all mouths is like a monstrous punch of confirmation straight in his face. Finally, after what I said sank in, he regained his composure and nodded slowly.
Shin: "Yes...as much as it hurts to accept, that's the truth we're forced to live with." He gave me an angry look and pointed at me. "This is a wakeup call for you! This is something I've told you before! I've told you that we still have jobs to do! I've told you it's ridiculous to assume that this is acceptable and there would never be any consequences for it one day!" He gestured out in front of him. "The Earth is teeming with mortal life, but it isn't enough! There aren't many planets like this because you take the 'Destruction' part of your title too far." He then gestured to himself. "I almost died trying to stop Majin Buu, who at the time was a threat to the entire universe! Stopping threats like that is your job, but what were you doing? Sleeping! We wouldn't have the second lowest mortal level if you bothered to do your job and you listened and coordinated with me!" I stomped on the ground, creating a mini earthquake.
Lord Beerus: "Who do you think I was talking about?! Of course this was a wakeup call for me! I know I've ignored you and brushed you aside! I know I've done a pathetic job as a God of Destruction! I know our universe is in shambles! That's why I'm talking to you in the first place, dumbass! So we can come up with a solution together to fix our sorry universe!" He was going to say something, but he shut his mouth in an instant.
Shin: "I didn't mean to-"
Lord Beerus: "No, you did." I tightened my jaw. "And you have every right to. I'm an adult with responsibilities. I need to act like it." He nodded.
Shin: "Okay. What do you propose we do?"
Lord Beerus: "No. I'm listening to what you have to say first before I even think about what we could do." He looked down and idly swung ever so slightly.
Shin: "I have had a very simple idea that I've been wanting to tell you for thousands of years, but until now you've never wanted to give me the time of day."
Lord Beerus: "What is it?" He looked at me with a straight face.
Shin: "I believe that you should stop destroying planets." I cocked my head.
Lord Beerus: "You want me to...stop doing my job? How is that any different from what I'm doing now?"
Shin: "It's different because what you always do is you sleep for decades, sometimes centuries at a time, and wake up to destroy countless planets. Sometimes on a whim. After all of that unnecessary destruction, you then either go back to sleep right away or you spend who knows how long doing who knows what until you inevitably go to sleep again. You're still technically doing your job. With this, you truly don't do your job. You let new planets form and for us Kais to create new life on those planets."
Lord Beerus: "That will take tens of millions of years. Neither of us will be around for that long. More importantly, would the Omni-Kings allow that?"
Shin: "As far as I can see, this is the only way for our universe to reach an acceptable mortal level now. I assume they'd understand and permit it. As for us...that's a given. We would need to make sure that we teach our apprentices our restoration plan and have them stay the course long after we pass away." I smirked.
Lord Beerus: "The legacy I'd leave behind would literally be laziness. It wouldn't shock me at all if people bet on that." He has a small smile.
Shin: "Except this time, it would be laziness out of necessity." He tilted his head in a questioning manner. "Just out of curiosity, have you picked out a potential God of Destruction candidate?"
Lord Beerus: "Mm...I might have, although I'm going to wait a bit longer until I ask them. There's a chance they won't accept the offer, which is why I'm not telling you who it is."
Shin: "I understand. So...is the plan we're going with?"
Lord Beerus: "We may as well." I kicked my feet and started swinging gently. "It's exactly as you said. It's the only way for our universe to reach an acceptable mortal level. It's the only way for it to heal. I'll miss destroying, but there's too much at stake. There's too much I care about now." He looked at the house behind us.
Shin: "Things like...Liquiir?" My eyes widened.
Lord Beerus: "W-What do you mean by that?" Did Heles and Pell tell everyone about us?
Shin: "Whis...he-"
Lord Beerus: "Excuse me. Whis?" He turned his head and nodded.
Shin: "He's visited us several times. We know you're not on good terms at the moment and we know why." I put my foot on the ground to stop swinging.
Lord Beerus: "What did he say?" I asked menacingly. Noticing my sudden shift in mood, he gulped while looking anxious.
Shin: "N-Nothing bad! In fact, he showed us what had happened. He showed us the fight between you two, as well as the day you spent with Liquiir and the week after that. He showed us the lengths you went to help him."
Lord Beerus: "You know he's wrong then?"
Shin: "I know...Whis cares about you." My lips curled into a huge grin, but not because I'm happy to hear that. No, I'm laughing. It's a good belly laugh. It's just too funny to think about! It's...it's impossible!
Lord Beerus: "Whis? Cares about me? Ha! You should take a second job as a comedian!" Shin is dead serious. My laughter quickly died down. "What? What did Whis say or do to convince you of something so ridiculous?"
Shin: "He didn't say or do anything specifically, but he appeared genuinely troubled. Lost, even." I tightly grabbed the ropes holding my swing up, frowning.
Lord Beerus: "Of course he appeared that way. His project isn't blindly following his teachings. And since I'm not going to destroy anymore, I have no reason to go back to him." My smile is back. "The more I think about this plan, the better it sounds."
Shin: "I don't think that's it. It's something else. It's something deeper than that."
Lord Beerus: "I don't care what you think it is. I'm done with him." I looked up at the sky and watched the clouds above. Is Whis watching me right now? "You can...you can come to the life mate ceremony," I said without looking at him. I can't tell him to his face. I don't know why, but it's too embarrassing.
Shin: "U-Uh...o-oh. I...I appreciate the invitation and I gladly accept. Thank you."
Lord Beerus: "You're welcome. We'll talk some other time." Take the hint. I don't want to talk anymore.
Shin: "Have a good day. I'm...I'm very happy that you've found someone you want to spend the rest of your life with."
Lord Beerus: "Shut up." There was no bite behind that, however. Only a soft smile. He left, leaving me to my own devices. I let my paws fall into my lap and closed my eyes. Whis cares about me...do I dare believe that?
No, I'll worry about that later. There's another issue I need to focus on first. A simple invitation is one of the easiest things, so why couldn't I look at him? Why did I feel so embarrassed? Is it because of the intimate nature of the ceremony?
I'm going to pour my heart out in front of a group of people and that makes me feel anxious, even if it is a very small group of people. Although my guests would be people I trust, the thought of them seeing me like that...damn it. I kicked my legs, agitated, swinging once again with more momentum. This is stupid! I'm close to one hundred million years old and I'm having problems with wanting to show vulnerability and feelings beyond anger and boredom and self-satisfaction.
Lord Liquiir: "Are you having fun?" Gah! I opened my eyes and quickly looked behind myself. That's one way to jolt me out of my thoughts. "I'm sorry," Liquiir laughed. "I didn't mean to startle you." I sighed.
Lord Beerus: "It's fine. I need to be distracted. Um..." Have I been swinging this entire time? And I mean actually swinging, not just barely. "It's not what it looks like."
Lord Liquiir: "Are you sure? It looks like a grown man swinging on a swing set."
Lord Beerus: "Okay, maybe it is what it looks like." He took a few steps forward and gave me a soft push once I swung close enough.
Lord Liquiir: "Is it something you'd like to talk about?"
Lord Beerus: "Not at this moment...why are you pushing me?"
Lord Liquiir: "You said you needed to be distracted. Just relax." I smiled at him and looked out in front of me. When I'm ready, I'll share with him everything that happened while he was showering. For now, I'm happy with him literally giving me a push...and imagining him in the shower.
Goku: "Hey! Bulma wanted-ow!"
Lord Beerus: "G-Goku?!" I just kicked him in the face because he teleported right in front of me! My accidental kick sent him a few feet away from us. Liquiir grabbed me by the hips to help me stop. I hopped off and we went to check on Goku who's already getting looked over by Goten. Goku's sitting up and holding his nose with both hands.
Goten: "Are you okay, dad?" The older Saiyan looked at his hands.
Goku: "I'm not bleeding, but that still hurt! I wasn't expecting to get kicked in the face." Goten sighed like a parent would after their child exhausts them. I get the feeling both he and Gohan have done that a lot.
Goten: "That's why you shouldn't use Instant Transmission like that to get around. They could be doing anything."
Lord Beerus: "Exactly! Listen to your son! How many times do you have to learn this lesson before you understand it?" Goku stood up and began dusting himself off.
Goku: "It's just easier. And to be fair, this hasn't happened before." After he finished dusting himself, he looked over my shoulder and placed his hands on his hips. "Why were you swinging?" I can feel my face heating up.
Lord Beerus: "None of your business, that's why!" I huffed and crossed my arms. "What do you want?"
Goku: "Bulma wants to see you. She made me promise not to say what it is."
Lord Beerus: "Really? It must be important if she's asking you to keep it a secret."
Lord Liquiir: "Do you know what it could be?"
Lord Beerus: "No, I couldn't even begin to guess. We haven't talked much since I've been here. Does she want to see only me or can Liquiir come?"
Goku: "She wanted to see both of you." I nodded.
Lord Beerus: "Very well. Let's see what she wants." Goku smiled and put a couple of fingers on his forehead. He then held out a hand.
Goku: "Great! Grab on." I angrily slapped it away.
Lord Beerus: "Get that thing away from me! Have you learned nothing? I'm not interested in your Instant Transmission!" He put both of hands down.
Goku: "Yeesh! Okay! Maybe I should think about this whole Instant Transmission thing." He looked down at Goten. "Well, I guess I won't be going anywhere, but that's okay. It gives me a chance to see Pan, Videl, and Piccolo."
Goten: "Don't you have to check on the crops?"
Goku: "Oh, that's right! I forgot. Tell everyone that I'll come back soon, 'kay?"
Goten: "Okay. Maybe Gohan will be here by the time you get back."
Goku: "I hope so. That'd be great! See you later!"
Goten: "Later, dad!" They waved to each other and Goku flew to his farm. Goten looked at me. "I think you'll like the surprise, Beerus. Bye." With nothing more to say, he started running excitedly toward the house.
Lord Liquiir: "That was an...interesting reaction you had," Liquiir said once he was out of earshot.
Lord Beerus: "I'm lazy, but I'm not that lazy."
Lord Liquiir: "You're not?!" he said with exaggerated shock. I smirked and quickly ruffled his chest fur. "Hey, I just worked on that! Leave my innocent floof out of this!" He's working on smoothing it back down.
Lord Beerus: "Besides, it looks like he's finally getting the message that his Instant Transmission technique isn't something to be abused." I floated up into the sky and Liquiir followed. His fur looks presentable again. "I can't remember if Bulma ever called on me before, so this should be eventful." I shot Liquiir a look. Fuck it, I'll do it again. I ruined his floof before he could react and flew away. He's chasing me down and yelling that he'll get me. Maybe I should just let him catch me to see what he'll do to me.
I let him catch me. The answer to what he'll do to me was some simple cuddling and a few kisses on my neck, cheek, and lips. That was nice. His fur also shocked me again and that wasn't so nice. We took a few minutes longer than we needed to, but we're here at Bulma's now.
We landed on the balcony gracefully and then walked to the railing to observe the scene before us. Vegeta is still sparring with Trunks. Vegeta isn't going easy on him. He's in his Super Saiyan Blue form and Trunks is a regular Super Saiyan. How are we supposed to find Bulma with them going wild like this?!
Lord Beerus: "Hey! Stop fighting for a second so we can find Bulma's energy!"
Trunks: "We can't! We're in the zone!"
Lord Beerus: "I'll fly over there and kick both of your asses! We'll see how 'in the zone' you are then!" Bulma specifically asked for us, so why isn't she out here? She must have expecting Goku to teleport us to her. Damn it! If I had known that, I wouldn't have refused his offer. A pair of arms found their way around my waist. "Liquiir, I appreciate it, but not now."
Lord Liquiir: "That's not me."
Lord Beerus: "It's not?" Then who's- "Mom?!" She smiled sweetly and hugged me tighter.
Tina: "Surprise, Bee!"
Lord Beerus: "What are you doing here? How are you here? I-you need to let me go so I can hug you back."
Tina: "Oh, sorry!" The second she let go I turned around and hugged her. She went back to holding me. "I haven't seen you in a while. Not since you called to tell me how things are going between you and Liquiir a few months ago."
Lord Beerus: "I know, I'm sorry. I should have visited. We should have visited." She squeezed me and let go.
Tina: "Don't be. You were busy planning your...what did you call it? Your life mate ceremony?"
Lord Liquiir: "You can just call it a wedding. It's okay." She smiled at Liquiir and went over to him.
Tina: "I've heard so much about you, but this is the first time we're meeting." She held out her arms. "May I hug you?" Liquiir smiled.
Lord Liquiir: "Of course." They embraced one another and it looks very natural, like they're old friends. Her face is buried in his chest fur.
Tina: "You are so soft! It's like hugging a..."
Lord Liquiir: "A blanket?"
Lord Beerus: "A pillow?"
Lord Champa: "A stuffed animal?" Champa's here, too? He's standing close by, but there's no Vados.
Tina: "Yes to all three." The hugging stopped and she turned to Champa and gestured for him to come over. "I want to hug my babies together. Don't make me come over there." Champa forced a smile while lightly blushing.
Lord Champa: "Okay, mom." The second he stopped next to me, mom hugged us both. We hugged her back and Champa isn't forcing his smile anymore.
Tina: "You get over here, too, Blanket." I hope Liquiir likes that nickname, because that's most likely what he'll be stuck with forever. It could be a lot worse. He could have the name mom gave to my father. Champa and I looked on as he completed the group hug, leaving mom in the middle. A lot of hugging is happening today. "I promise, I won't ask you three to do this again. This is for me."
Lord Beerus: "It's okay, mom. I don't mind."
Lord Champa: "Neither do I. I love hugging you. Beerus a lot less, but..." I won't comment on that since there's a good chance it'll start an argument and ruin the mood. Mom's simply smiling. We all cringed once a chair scraped and turned our heads. Bulma's holding her daughter and standing at one of the tables, awkwardly smiling. Wait, was she just going to sit there and watch us hug?
Bulma: "I'm sorry, I tried being quiet. I didn't mean to ruin your moment." We all let each other go and mom went to join Bulma. Being the kind and understanding person she is, she's letting Bulma know it's fine.
Lord Beerus: "I wish she didn't catch us like that. It's not something you want to show to everyone." Liquiir gave me a confused look, but it went away a split-second later.
Lord Liquiir: "What? Hugging your mom?"
Lord Beerus: "Well...no. I'm just not a fan of..." Vulnerability? "Doing that...in public." I looked at Champa. He's put a few feet between us now that we're not forced to stand so close. "When did you get here? I didn't sense you, mom, or Vados."
Lord Champa: "We've only been here for about thirty minutes and we used the energy those Saiyans were giving off to hide mom's."
Lord Beerus: "Was that planned?" He nodded.
Lord Champa: "Vados thought of it. We wanted to surprise both of you as soon as we got here, but Liquiir was in the shower. Vados looked before you got in the shower, so no one saw anything."
Lord Beerus: "I'm guessing you or mom planned this surprise?"
Lord Champa: "No. This was suggested by Whis." Whis?! Again?! How much has he been doing behind the scenes? "What's going on with you guys? Whenever I ask Vados about it, she tells me not to worry."
Lord Beerus: "She's been talking to Whis?" Between this and what Shin told me, I may have to pay him a visit soon even though I don't want to. "Long story short, we got in a fight. That's all you need to know for now." I looked at mom and smiled. She's laughing at whatever Bulma said and she's holding Bra.
Lord Champa: "Mom wants to spend the day with us. Vados should have told Korn the plan by now, so it'll be just us."
Lord Liquiir: "She wants me to be there, too?"
Lord Champa: "Don't act shocked, she wants to get to know you. Anyway, we should get going."
Lord Beerus: "You don't have to tell me twice. Mom?" She looked over.
Tina: "Yes?"
Lord Beerus: "Champa said you wanted to spend the day with us?" She nodded and stood up. Bulma did the same and took her daughter back.
Tina: "More than anything. Bulma, thank you so much for putting up with me."
Bulma: "What are you thanking me for? I'm happy to have you here and you're one of the best house guests I've ever had. Not only because of how nice you are, but because you're a fellow scarf connoisseur." Mom laughed. She's wearing the one I made for her and it's styled into a...low bun, I think it's called? Yes, that's it. I remember her teaching me how to tie it when I was a kid. She's also wearing her usual outfit, but in sky blue.
Tina: "I know, we're a rare species." Mom's tickling Bra, making her giggle. "I love you so much! You're so cute!" She stopped and sighed wistfully. "Goodbye, Bra. Goodbye, Bulma. Tell Trunks and Vegeta I said goodbye."
Bulma: "I will. Have fun."
Tina: "You don't have to worry about that." She began making her way toward us and I immediately turned around and crouched dow-oh. This is awkward. I want to carry her, but Champa has the same idea. Bulma's snickering and I can see Liquiir is trying to hold in some laughter of his own by having a fist cover his mouth. I'm suddenly starting to feel like a mama's boy.
Lord Beerus: "You don't have to worry about mom. I'll carry her."
Lord Champa: "No, that's okay. I'll carry her."
Lord Beerus: "No, I'll carry her."
Lord Champa: "I'll carry her." We're arguing to see who carries mom? I think this proves we are mama's boys.
Tina: "Bee can carry me for now. You can carry me later, Chompy. Is that okay?" Champa stood up.
Lord Champa: "Sure." Mom got on my back and placed her paws on my shoulder. I secured my arms around her legs and hopped up to a standing position.
Lord Beerus: "Are you comfortable?"
Tina: "Mm-hm."
Lord Beerus: "All right. Have a good day, Bulma."
Bulma: "You, too. Bye." Only us Destroyers said our goodbyes since mom already did that. In a heartbeat we took to the sky, stopping once we reached a few hundred feet in the air.
Tina: "Wow. I'll never get used to this," she said while scanning below us.
Lord Beerus: "Is there anything you want to do first?"
Tina: "I'm okay with flying for now." I nodded and we started flying over the city.
Lord Beerus: "How was Bulma's, mom?"
Tina: "I had the best time. Trunks, Bra, and Goten are so sweet and adorable. I loved them. Bulma was fun to talk to. We mostly told each other stories of our kids." That genuinely scares me.
Lord Beerus: "What did you tell her?"
Tina: "I promise, I didn't tell her anything embarrassing. Believe me, she was trying her hardest to get me to. I only told her about things like how you and Chompy wanted to learn how to sew so we wouldn't have to spend so much on clothes." He chuckled.
Lord Champa: "That worked out well. By the time I realized how much I hated sewing, I stabbed myself a million times and the money pouch I made for you got stolen."
Tina: "I know, but remember what I said when it happened. If they were desperate enough to steal something like that, they were probably worse off than us."
Lord Champa: "I know. It still pisses me off thinking about it."
Lord Beerus: "You ended up getting mom a real purse, though. It's ironic that no one stole it."
Lord Champa: "Everyone knew we were Gods of Destruction and if they did anything to mom we'd...talk to them."
Tina: "Just talking, no destroying. Aw..."
Lord Beerus: "What's wrong?"
Tina: "I just realized that's why Vegeta was so stiff and nervous. I didn't think about that."
Lord Beerus: "In all honesty, his default mode is uptight. He'll get comfortable around you."
Tina: "I hope so. He acted like he was walking on eggshells whenever he was around me." She chuckled. "Goku was the exact opposite. He was very comfortable around me. The first thing he said was 'Hey, I'm Goku! You're Lord Beerus' mom, right? You look just like him if he was a girl! Are you really strong, too?' He was like a big kid. He was so sweet and cute." My mom just called Goku cute. I don't know how to feel about that, so I'll ignore it.
Lord Beerus: "That's accurate to say the least. Uh, that he's like a big kid. I'm not surprised those were the first words out of his mouth."
Tina: "Neither was Bulma. She made him promise not to bother us while we spent the day together." Good thinking, Bulma. That way we won't get any unwanted guests. "You've been quiet, Blanket." I looked at him.
Lord Liquiir: "Hm? Oh, I'm just listening. I didn't think I would be able to add anything."
Tina: "Do you have anything you want to say now? The floor is yours."
Lord Liquiir: "In that case, I do have a question. If you don't mind answering. Were you...poor?"
Tina: "I don't mind answering that at all. Yes, we were poor. We farmed for a living and, obviously, our main source of income was selling our crops."
Lord Liquiir: "That sounds fun. I think I'd love to garden and grow fruits and vegetables." Liquiir is very attuned to nature, which is the norm for Kitsunians, so that comes as no surprise.
Lord Beerus: "Doing it as a hobby is fun. Doing it to survive is a nightmare." Mom and Champa voiced their agreements.
Lord Champa: "Hey, mom, have you figured out what you want to do?"
Tina: "Maybe...but I think it's too boring."
Lord Beerus: "That doesn't matter. What is it?"
Tina: "Um...do you happen to know where a farmer's market is?" Farmer's market? Talking about our old lives must have made her feel nostalgic.
Lord Beerus: "No, I don't." Although, I do know a farmer who's checking on his crops. This isn't how I expected my day to go, but far be it from me to complain about having quality family time.
Goku: "Bulma made me promise to stay away from you guys so you can all spend time together. Is this some sort of test?" Goku asked, arms crossed.
Tina: "I know it's weird, but I guess I wanted to go somewhere that reminded me of home. You can take the girl out of the farm, but you can't take the farm out of the girl." He laughed.
Goku: "I know what you mean. It doesn't matter how far away I am from a fight. I always want to train and push myself."
Lord Beerus: "You do that because you're a fighting junkie."
Goku: "Sure am!"
Lord Beerus: "That's not a compliment!"
Goku: "It doesn't mean I can't take it as one." Mom smiled and looked around the field.
Tina: "You have a wide variety here."
Goku: "I wasn't sure I could do it at first, but I got the hang of it. I guess I'm pretty good at it, too, 'cause everyone at the farmer's market is always excited to see me. Hey, you used to farm. Did you grow anything special?"
Tina: "We mostly specialized in melons."
Goku: "Yeah? I bet everyone wanted a taste of your big and juicy melons." I can't believe...if this was anybody else, I'd accuse them of making an innuendo.
Tina: "Goku!" She playfully pushed against his arm, not that he actually moved at all. She's laughing while a dark blush is spreading across her cheeks.
Goku: "What's so funny? And why is your face getting red?"
Tina: "Nothing, don't worry about it."
Goku: "Are you sure? Did it have something to do with your melons?" Champa walked up and stood next to mom, putting his paws on his hips.
Lord Champa: "You know, you can stop talking about melons now."
Goku: "Why? What's wrong with talking about melons? Oh, wait, were they small? That's okay. People like small melons, too." Now Liquiir and I are laughing a little. Champa threw his paws up in exasperation.
Lord Champa: "Just stop talking about melons!" Mom began to rub his arm soothingly.
Tina: "Champa, he's just talking about...melons. Maybe you could...show us some of your melons while we're here." A few chuckles escaped from her.
Goku: "Sure, but I still don't get what's so funny about melons."
Lord Liquiir: "Mentally, we're all ten-year-olds." That answer only left Goku looking more puzzled than before.
Goku: "Uh...okay. There are some watermelons right here." He pointed them out and picked one up. "Here ya go! This one's nice and ripe."
Tina: "Thank you, but I don't-okay!" Mom huffed and adjusted the melon in her arms.
Goku: "Sorry, is that too heavy for you?"
Lord Beerus: "I can take it if you want."
Tina: "No, I got it. See?" She raised the melon above her head and lifted it repeatedly like it's a weight. Having proved her point to us, she stopped. "I carried heavy things like this all the time on the farm. It's been a long time, though. Thank you for the watermelon, Goku."
Goku: "You don't have to thank me." He looked off to the side. "I should get going. I told Goten that I'd come back to Gohan's house after I checked on the crops." He looked back at us and smiled. "I hope you like that watermelon."
Tina: "I'm sure we will. It looks great." She gently placed it on the ground. "This is kind of random, but do you have any seeds?" She doesn't feel nostalgic. She feels extremely nostalgic.
Goku: "Seeds? Um..." He took out a few packets from his pants. "Here ya go! If you want, you can take another watermelon or something. You can all have a picnic!"
Tina: "Thank you, I appreciate it."
Goku: "No problem. It was nice seeing you again. Bye, guys!" He jumped high into the air and flew away. Once he was out of sight, mom knelt down and waved Liquiir over.
Tina: "Pillow, can you come over here for a second please?" He chuckled and knelt beside her.
Lord Liquiir: "I'm not Blanket?"
Tina: "I'm trying to figure out what sounds right. Hold out your paw." She tore open one of the packets and dumped the seeds into his palm. "I'm going to show you how to plant some seeds. We're going to have to use our paws to dig a hole, but part of being a farmer or gardener is getting dirty."
Lord Liquiir: "I don't care about that."
Tina: "That's good. Get to digging." I smiled. I can't put into words how happy I am that my mom and Liquiir are getting along so well. Normally, being accepted by the parents is one of the hardest things about a romantic relationship. I say that as if I've met his parents, but if they're anything like him, and I'm sure they are, then I'll have no trouble. I'm thinking about it and it doesn't make a lot of sense that I haven't met them yet, so I should make it a point to meet them soon.
Lord Liquiir: "You know what? I think I will do this as a hobby."
Lord Beerus: "I'm surprised you didn't take up gardening sooner," I said while taking a spot on Liquiir's left. Mom gave me a packet. I'll hold off on planting for a moment.
Lord Liquiir: "Honestly? So am I. I suppose being a God of Destruction kept me busy enough that I never thought about doing much else."
Lord Champa: "What did you do in your free time?" Champa asked, appearing with a watering can and trading it for his own packet of seeds. He sat next to mom and started digging.
Lord Liquiir: "I mostly read and went on nature walks."
Tina: "We can do that. We can take a walk in the forest for a little while, find a spot to rest, and eat this watermelon."
Lord Champa: "Walk? Can't we fly instead?"
Tina: "A hike won't kill you and you know it." He groaned.
Lord Champa: "Fine." He covered his seeds with dirt and stood up. He placed his paws on his hips and looked out into the field. It looks like a moment of realization just hit him. "We just did some of Goku's work, didn't we?" I looked at the packet of seeds I've yet to plant and chuckled.
Lord Beerus: "You did, I haven't." He crossed his arms.
Lord Champa: "Damn it!" Smiling, mom stood up and quickly watered the soil. After that, she put down the watering can and picked up the melon. She went over to Champa who then took it for her.
Tina: "Let's get a move on. We're burning daylight."
Lord Beerus: "We'll catch up with you. I want to show Liquiir something first."
Tina: "Don't take too long."
Lord Champa: "Really. Don't. Okay, mom, hop on." I didn't want to do this while they were right next to us, but it's safe. I playfully nudged Liquiir's shoulder with mine to get his attention.
Lord Liquiir: "What did you want to show me?"
Lord Beerus: "You'll see, but first, what else did you do to pass the time?"
Lord Liquiir: "I feel like you're leading me. Where are you going with this?" I smirked and made very deliberate movements while I grabbed a sizable cucumber. He switched his gaze to it for a brief moment before looking back into my eyes.
Lord Beerus: "You thought about me, didn't you?" He smiled cheekily.
Lord Liquiir: "In what way would I have thought of you?"
Lord Beerus: "You tell me." Looking back at the cucumber, making him do the same, I slowly put the tip of it in the freshly dug hole and held it in place. After a couple of seconds I moved it deeper and deeper until it reached the bottom. A few more seconds of waiting and I repeated these motions again and again, each time more aggressive than the last. He's keeping it together, but there's no denying how turned on he's getting. He took a deep breath.
Lord Liquiir: "I'll never look at cucumbers the same way again. Do I still need to tell you?"
Lord Beerus: "I think your body is doing that already." I looked at where mom and Champa once were. "Let's not keep them wait-oomph!" He threw his arms around my neck and crashed our lips together, pulling me down onto the ground with him. I raised and held myself up, breaking the kiss, and used my right paw to caress his cheek. I smiled at him. "What happened to that self-control you had earlier this morning?"
Lord Liquiir: "I still have it. I just wanted to do that before we got back to your mom and Champa." I looked at his crotch. He's not completely hard, but it's noticeable to anyone with a functioning pair of eyes.
Lord Beerus: "Something like that really did it for you? Should we avoid any phallic food from now on?"
Lord Liquiir: "Don't tease my horniness, you stupid...sexy...jerk!"
Lord Beerus: "I've been called worse...you horny little foxy." I kissed him on the lips and rolled off of him. We stood up and I used telekinesis to pick up the watermelon. He did the same with another one. "Good idea."
Lord Liquiir: "Thank you." We quickly took off into the air. I haven't gone on a nature walk since my trek through the forest on Liquiir's planet. I still think it was tedious, but thinking back on it, it was tedious and fun. Wouldn't it be something if there was a hot spring? I'm not expecting anything, but one can hope.
We finished our nature walk - it took at least an hour - and there's not much to say. As soon as Liquiir and I caught up, we started our hike. Mom asked us some questions about the ceremony to pass the time. Questions such as where, when, who we're going to invite, and what kind of food we'll serve. She was satisfied with most of our answers.
The only one she's concerned with is who I'll invite. That's the one I'm worried the most about as well. I didn't tell her this, but I haven't even told most of the Earthlings about the ceremony. I always put it off, thinking that it's not the right time and I'll tell them later, but when is the right time? The answer is when I'm ready, but I'll never be ready if I can't get over my fucking issues with showing off my soft side.
Lord Champa: "So, what was it you wanted to show Liquiir?" Champa asked as we washed off the watermelons in a river. It's convenient that it was near the clearing we stopped in the middle of.
Lord Beerus: "None of your business, that's what. You don't need to know. Stop looking smug or I'll punch that look off of you."
Lord Champa: "I'm sure you want to. It's okay, you don't have to tell me anything to answer my question."
Lord Beerus: "What are you talking about?"
Lord Champa: "What do you think? You wanted to show him something...in private. It doesn't take a genius to put two and two together."
Lord Beerus: "It does take a dumbass to be horribly wrong. We didn't do anything. Keep your fantasies to yourself. I don't want to know what you jerk off to." I moved away from the river - Champa and his stupid implication kept me there longer than I needed to - and held the very clean melon in place using telekinesis. I started slicing it into eighths with a ki sword. How long has it been since I cut a melon? Long enough to remind me that my old life was very much real. It's funny how things like that sneak up on you.
Lord Champa: "Calm down, I don't care if you did anything. I'm just giving you a hard time."
Lord Beerus: "You can stop now, because we really didn't do anything."
Lord Champa: "Really? Nothing at all?"
Lord Beerus: "We...we kissed. After that I made a cucumber have sex with the ground." I smiled at Champa's face. He's trying so hard to process what I just said.
Lord Champa: "I...what? What does that mean?"
Lord Beerus: "I'll tell you when you're older."
Lord Champa: "Right, and you'll make even less sense then. I'm all done! You'll have to wait on Beerus-"
Lord Beerus: "We finished at the same time!"
Lord Champa: "Does Liquiir say that, too?" Champa whispered. My paw shot up, trembling with anger and ready to knock his teeth down his throat, but I stopped myself. I took a deep breath and put it on his shoulder, firmly gripping him.
Lord Beerus: "You're lucky this is mom's day." We glared at one another before walking to her and Liquiir, who are both sitting down, and floated a group of four slices over to their heads. After thanking us, they grabbed one and took a few bites. We sat down with them, Champa in front of mom and me in front of Liquiir. As I said, this is mom's day and I need to let whatever Champa says or does pass. I'll get him back eventually.
Tina: "This is really good. It makes sense why the people at the farmer's market would be happy whenever Goku shows up."
Lord Liquiir: "They must want to get their hands on his big and juicy melons." We all laughed. We really are ten-year-olds. Champa and I caught each other's gaze and immediately looked away.
Tina: "Bee, who do you know you're going to invite for sure?" I stopped mid-bite.
Lord Beerus: "What? Um...you. And...Champa." I said his name with all the energy of a deflating balloon. "And...do we have to talk about this now?"
Tina: "We don't have to. I just want to make sure you have people there other than me and your brother."
Lord Beerus: "I will. I haven't gotten around to it, that's all." She took another bite.
Tina: "What about Goku? You could have invited him."
Lord Beerus: "You said we didn't have to talk about this."
Tina: "Okay...I'll stop." She looked away and focused on eating. Fuck. What's wrong with you, Beerus? I finished off my slice like it personally wronged me and threw it into the forest.
Lord Beerus: "I'm going to invite Gohan and his daughter, Pan." Her ears perked up.
Tina: "Who's Gohan?"
Lord Beerus: "Gohan is...a friend of mine. We've been staying at his house for the past few months. His wife, Videl, is going to be our caterer." She smiled brightly.
Tina: "There you go! Baby steps." Liquiir smiled and got next to me, wrapping his arm around my neck and a tail around mine.
Lord Liquiir: "See? You don't need to worry. Beerus isn't a friendless loser."
Lord Beerus: "Not anymore, anyway."
Tina: "Aw, Bee, don't say that. You were never friendless. You had me."
Lord Beerus: "Thank you, mom."
Lord Champa: "But...he was still a loser? You didn't say anything about that, mom."
Tina: "Well, if your only friend is your mom..." I looked at her in surprise.
Lord Beerus: "That's...sobering to hear."
Lord Champa: "Even mom thought you were a loser. Wow." Mom's eyes widened in panic.
Tina: "No, that was supposed to be a joke! You know, like 'Ha, ha, you're a mama's boy!'" I have to suppress a smile. This is the perfect chance to turn the joke around on her.
Lord Beerus: "It's okay, mom. You don't have to spare my feelings. We all know I was a loser in the past. I still am, actually. Once a loser, always a loser." Liquiir kissed my cheek.
Lord Liquiir: "But you're our loser." Mom looks like she's bored of this entire conversation now.
Tina: "You're messing with me, aren't you?" I nodded, unable to hold back my smile anymore.
Lord Beerus: "I am. I'm sorry." She sighed.
Tina: "I honestly thought I offended you. I never had the chance to be another adult you can joke around with because you were both chosen as Destroyers when you were eighteen. I was too busy being their mom. Even when you visited me, I wanted to baby you. I'm trying to change that. I want to be another adult, not someone who's just here to scold you and coddle you and give motherly advice and all of that shit."
Lord Beerus: "'All of that shit'?"
Tina: "Yes, all of that shit and a lot more shit. I'm not all gumdrops and rainbows. If you saw me when I was a teenager, you wouldn't believe we're the same person. I swore a lot and my temper was as bad as yours and Chompy's." Champa and I chuckled.
Lord Champa: "I think we can believe that. It sounds like you've mellowed out, but you still had a temper when we were kids." I nodded.
Lord Beerus: "We heard a lot of 'Fucks! Shits! Damn its!' and other choice words growing up. I remember you've yelled at people before."
Tina: "If I yelled at someone, they deserved it. I take the high road as often as I can, like with that purse thief, but I'm not perfect. Some days, I have to go 'Fuck it' and tell people how I honestly feel." Liquiir snickered.
Lord Liquiir: "That's funny because that sounds exactly like Beerus and Champa."
Lord Beerus: "Except we're worse because our tolerance is lower."
Lord Champa: "Infinitely lower."
Lord Liquiir: "I'd say you've both mellowed out in recent years. Neither of you want to immediately destroy anything that pisses you off slightly."
Lord Beerus: "That's true. In any case, if you want to swear like a sailor and scream at people, you have our blessing." She laughed.
Tina: "I'm not going to be that bad. I'm...uh..." She's looking over my shoulder. "Is that a group of little Liquiirs?" The three of us turned around, still seated. Sure enough, there are seven foxes lapping water from the other side of the river. There are two adults with five kits between them and apart from one kit that's black and silver, all of them have an orange-reddish coat.
Lord Liquiir: "It is a group of little mes!" He unwrapped his arm from my neck and waved at them. "Hello, my unevolved cousins!" They all looked up in perfect sync. Mom walked on her knees and stopped next to Liquiir.
Tina: "They look like they're studying us."
Lord Champa: "They're probably wondering about the big ass fox across the river from them." Liquiir slapped his own ass.
Lord Liquiir: "It's small and firm like an apple, thank you very much. Beerus can attest to that." We all chuckled. Mom broke off a few small pieces of watermelon.
Tina: "Do you think they'll like this?" Liquiir held out his paw and mom gave him them.
Lord Liquiir: "Maybe. I don't know a lot about Earth foxes." He carefully tossed the pieces and they landed perfectly next to the little Liquiirs. I like saying that. One of the adults sniffed the fruit and, deciding it's safe, offered it to the kits. I grabbed some pieces and sent a few more over to them and in a flash they disappeared. Earth foxes do indeed like watermelon.
Tina: "I wish I had a camera. I'd love to record this." Unwrapping his tail from mine, the Vulpesian fox stood up and the rest of us followed his lead.
Lord Liquiir: "Foxes are worth committing to memory. We're beautiful, we're graceful-" The sound of the kits' loud yipping while they wrestled with each other interrupted him.
Lord Beerus: "They're talkative. Hey, they are your cousins." He smiled cheekily.
Lord Liquiir: "And you find it endearing. Even if you didn't, you're stuck with it. You will never escape. Mwahaha!" He walked to the edge of the river while rubbing his paws together. He turned his head and looked at me. "Ha!" He looked at the foxes and cleared his throat. "All right, little mes. Let's get down to business. Come on! Come on!" He's trying to get them to run along the river bank with him, clicking his tongue and making different gestures. The kits are the only ones who appear interested. They're watching him...they're curious...they're running with him. They all get to one end and then they start running to the other. Sometimes, he randomly stops to stare at them, and they stop and stare at him right back...once they're done tumbling over each other.
Lord Beerus: "Why are all foxes so fucking cute?" I whispered to myself.
Tina: "Bee?"
Lord Beerus: "Yes, mom?" She pointed at Liquiir.
Tina: "You hit the jackpot with him."
Lord Champa: "You honestly did. Lucky bastard." I smiled widely.
Lord Beerus: "I know. I figured that out a while ago." I am a lucky bastard and I have a cheeky bastard to share the rest of my life with as proof. A soul mate for Beerus...who would have thought? Maybe I should say something like that in my vow. Hold on, I know cheeky bastard is our thing, but should I say that in my vow? The importance of the ceremony can't be understated, so feel like I should attempt to be proper and-
Lord Liquiir: "Fuck! No!" What just hap-that black and silver kit just fell in the river! It didn't get one foot before I scooped it up into my arms, holding it closely and protectively. It's mewling and trying to break free, but it's safe. I landed near it's family, who are all yipping and barking around me. One adult is pawing and biting at my pant leg.
Lord Beerus: "Calm down! Let me check your baby!" It's not like they'll listen. They're concerned. "Are you okay? Will you stop squirming?" Liquiir quickly appeared by my side.
Lord Liquiir: "You might be holding it too tight." He crouched down to shoo away the parent that's attacking my pants. Am I holding it too tight? Shit, I was. I made it more uncomfortable than I needed to. It's calming down a bit now, although it's obvious it doesn't like being held much period. "We just need you to give us space for a second," he gently said. It's still barking up a storm, but it's leaving me and my pants alone. He stood back up and looked the shaking little kit over. "Is it okay?"
Lord Beerus: "It's just wet. It'll be fine." He petted its head a few times and the side of its muzzle.
Lord Liquiir: "That was exciting, wasn't it?" he said in a baby voice. "Here." He's...using a tail to dry off its head. It's trying to bite it, not that he cares. It's not like it'll hurt and making sure that the kit is relaxed and happy is our priority. Wait, it...it just sneezed three times and it's back to biting! I think our goal's been accomplished.
Lord Beerus: "I'm going to put it down."
Lord Liquiir: "That sounds good to me." I nodded and lightly set it down on the ground.
Lord Beerus: "There you go," I said as I petted it for a couple of seconds. It shook itself off and not another moment went by before its parents started checking it and licking its head, the other four kits also right by its side and checking it. Everything in the past minute has been disgustingly wholesome and...fuck, it makes me feel good about myself! Once again, why are all foxes so fucking cute? Liquiir suddenly hugged me from behind, putting his paws on my stomach and nuzzling my cheek with his.
Lord Liquiir: "You're so good with foxes," he said, purring. I watched as the family of foxes prepared to leave into the forest. One of the parents is in front of the kits, leading them, while the other is in the back. The first six rounded a tree and the last one stopped. It looked back at us for a split second and then ran after its family.
Lord Beerus: "Apparently so." I was about to put my paws on top of his, but I stopped. I'm all too aware that mom and Champa are right across the river from us. I opted to grab his wrists instead and moved his arms apart so I could get out of the hug. Then, I turned around and kissed him on the lips while holding one of his paws. We separated after a moment. "You're so good with pussy...cats." We both smiled.
Lord Liquiir: "Apparently so." We jumped to where mom and Champa are, paw in paw.
Lord Beerus: "I wasn't expecting to rescue anything today."
Lord Champa: "No, but anything to show off in front of mom."
Tina: "Chompy." He crossed his arms.
Lord Champa: "I know. I'm happy nothing bad happened." Mom nodded.
Tina: "So am I. Foxes are too cute for anything bad to happen to them."
Lord Liquiir: "Thank you." She smiled and clapped her paws together. "Hey, how does a restaurant sound? Bulma told me she'd make reservations for us at a very nice restaurant."
Lord Beerus: "She did?"
Tina: "Yes...and no. It's not exactly a reservation. It's more like 'Show up to this restaurant at any time and say you're my friend and I'll pay for it.' I didn't want it at first, but she insisted." I want to believe she did it out of the kindness of her own heart, but I'm certain she's trying to gain favor. As per usual.
Lord Liquiir: "Do you know what the restaurant's called?"
Tina: "I think it was called The Champ's Place."
The Champ's Place, a restaurant built in honor of Videl's father. The food is excellent, which is to be expected, however...there's a lot more than just that to stomach. Everywhere you look, you can find memorabilia hanging on the walls. There are various championship belts, championship medals, and pictures of him at tournaments and ribbon cutting ceremonies. He even has a gold statue in the middle of the restaurant giving a victory sign...and that's in the middle of a marble fountain.
Everything else is what you'd expect out of a stereotypical high-class restaurant. It has red carpeting, huge white and gold chandeliers on the ceiling, golden candelabras. It has wooden booths with black leather seating - we're sitting at one, Liquiir and I on one side and mom and Champa on the other - and tables with a pristine white cloth and countless utensils you don't even need! It's stupid! One spoon and one fork is enough!
Lord Beerus: "Who needs all of these spoons and forks? I can't be the only one who thinks it's ridiculous." I took a sip of my sake and went back to eating my steak and potatoes.
Tina: "I think most people would agree. Don't go overboard with that sake." Mom's trying fried calamari with a side of large fries and iced tea.
Lord Beerus: "This isn't nearly enough to get me drunk. I don't think this can even give me a buzz."
Lord Champa: "It's a good thing it can't. Drunk Beerus is annoying." Champa got spaghetti and meatballs with a side of mozzarella sticks and garlic bread, along with his own cup of sake. Seeing fries and mozzarella sticks on the menu surprised me because I thought they wouldn't be fancy enough for a place like this, but I'm not complaining.
Lord Liquiir: "Drunk Beerus isn't annoying. He's emotional." Liquiir got lobster and salad with tea.
Lord Champa: "Those aren't mutually exclusive."
Tina: "Did something happen?"
Lord Beerus: "No," I responded faster and sharoer than I intended to.
Lord Champa: "Yes," Champa said with a smile that says he wants to tell her everything that happened with me at the party. I gave him a look.
Lord Beerus: "No. Nothing happened." My eyes went wide. I sense Bulma and she's walking to our table! Damn it, did she come here to remind us what she did for us? Give me a break! She stopped at our table with a big smile.
Bulma: "Hey, everyone!"
Lord Beerus: "What do you want?" I asked, not trying in the slightest to hide how annoyed I am. She made Goku promise not to bother us just so she could bother us. So much for not having any unwanted guests.
Bulma: "I wanted to know how you're all liking the restaurant," she said, not bothered in the slightest.
Tina: "I love it! The food is delicious! Have you ever had fried calamari before?"
Bulma: "I have! Isn't it good?"
Tina: "It is!" Mom stared at her curiously for a couple of seconds. "Did you know we were here?" She held her hands up.
Bulma: "You caught me. I asked Vados to tell me when you got here." She put them down.
Lord Champa: "What a surprise," Champa said while boredly twirling spaghetti onto his fork.
Tina: "Before I forget, what happened with Bee when he got drunk?" Fuck!
Lord Beerus: "Mom, I swear, nothing happened! It's a boring story."
Bulma: "Speak for yourself! Okay, uh..." She took a chair from a nearby table. "No one's going to miss this. We were at a party with all of the Gods of Destruction and Angels. He spent a whole hour drinking the strongest alcohol he could." Mom looked at me.
Tina: "Why?"
Lord Beerus: "I..." I looked down at the table. "That's personal."
Tina: "Personal? Oh, boy trouble."
Bulma: "One hundred percent." I looked between two.
Lord Beerus: "Hey, I said it was personal!" I looked at Liquiir who's smiling sheepishly. I wonder if he's blushing like I'm sure I am? I crossed my arms. "It was a combination of things. Not just...boy trouble."
Bulma: "But it was a part of it. Before I get to what happened between them, I should let you know some of the other things he did. He squished a cake, called Gohan...a prince and...Videl a princess, and he...had an epiphany about the word destination!" She's laughing. "Everyone kept telling him to go away!" She's laughing hard. Everyone else is laughing a little, too.
Tina: "Basically, Bee wandered around and caused trouble."
Bulma: "Basically!" I groaned.
Lord Beerus: "Why don't you laugh harder? I don't think the planet can hear you."
Bulma: "I'm sorry. I'm calm." She giggled and mom leaned forward excitedly.
Tina: "What happened between Bee and Liquiir?"
Bulma: "You're going to love this. I wish you were there to see it because it was really sweet!" I pounded my fist on the table.
Lord Beerus: "No! Nothing happened! I had a perfectly normal conversation!"
Lord Champa: "Don't listen to this tomato. What happened?" Tomato? I picked up my spoon and looked at my reflection. I look like I belong in Liquiir's salad! I put it down. Please, don't tell them that I was crying.
Bulma: "Beerus was crying-" Damn it!
Lord Beerus: "Lies!"
Bulma: "-and burying his face into Liquiir's chest like his life depended on it."
Lord Beerus: "Lies and slander!"
Bulma: "Liquiir told him how everyone thinks he's amazing and he let him use one of his tails like a tissue and pet them even though they're extremely special in his culture."
Tina: "Aw! I know it's embarrassing, but it was still a special moment." I took Liquiir's paw, holding it under the table and out of sight, and squeezed it.
Lord Beerus: "I think that's the moment our friendship started transitioning to something more. That doesn't mean I like hearing about how I cried and buried my face into his chest."
Tina: "A lot of couple's have their awkward and uncomfortable stories of when they first met. For example, my first meeting with Asshole Loser was after I kicked his sister's ass." Bulma's eyes went wide.
Bulma: "Who's that?"
Lord Beerus: "Mine and Champa's father."
Bulma: "Oh. I'm sorry that I made you think of him. Did his sister deserve it?"
Tina: "You don't have to be sorry. I've made my peace with him already." Mom smiled. "Yes, his sister deserved it." Bulma returned it.
Bulma: "Tell me what she did later. Back to the story, I thought Liquiir would confess his feelings right there."
Lord Liquiir: "You knew?" My thoughts exactly. How? She rolled her eyes.
Bulma: "You told me and Heles all about your tails and you let Beerus pet them and use them like a tissue. Give me some credit."
Tina: "Before Bee told me Liquiir wasn't his boyfriend, I always thought he was."
Bulma: "If you saw how they were acting, I think you'd call him a liar." She leaned back in her chair. "It's funny. I almost told him that Liquiir cared about him a lot and that I think spending time together meant everything to him, but I decided not to."
Lord Beerus: "That's what you wanted to say to me before I left." She nodded.
Bulma: "Something to that effect. I didn't because that was for Liquiir to tell you. I wouldn't have said 'Hey, I think Liquiir wants to be your boyfriend,' but I might have given things away before he was ready."
Lord Liquiir: "And I appreciate that. Thank you."
Bulma: "No problem." She checked her phone. "Anyway, I should get going. Don't forget to tell me about what that fight was about. I'll see you all later." She got out of her chair and started putting it back. I shook my head.
Lord Beerus: "Hold on a moment, there's something else," I said before she could walk away. That threw her off.
Bulma: "What is it?" I let go of Liquiir's paw and got out of the booth.
Lord Beerus: "It's something we must discuss in private. Follow me." I began leading her through the restaurant. If I don't tell her to stop now, she never will. This bar will have to do as the place of our private conversation. We went inside the area where I took a seat on one of the stools, gesturing to the one next to me. She sighed and sat down.
Bulma: "I know this was your day with your mom and your brother and Liquiir and I'm sorry I told your mom about when you got drunk at the party, but do we really need to talk?"
Lord Beerus: "Yes. You're probably doing it out of habit, but enough is enough. Why are you still trying to gain favor with me?"
Bulma: "Excuse me?" she said, offended.
Lord Beerus: "I don't need to repeat myself. I've told you this before. You're an opportunist and I won't tolerate it anymore. Are you even friends with my mom?"
Bulma: "Are you joking?" She's in disbelief after hearing that. "Of course I'm-does this look like a conversation for you?" The not-so-subtly eavesdropping bartender hurried to some other patrons who might appreciate his company. "Of course I'm really friends with her. This restaurant isn't me trying to get in your good graces. I'm doing this to be nice."
Lord Beerus: "Forgive me if I'm not entirely convinced. Many of the things you've done in the past to be nice weren't exactly because you wanted to be friends." She has a serious look on her face.
Bulma: "Beerus? Listen to me. I'm done with that. I've been done with that for a while."
Lord Beerus: "Really? You're not scared I'll destroy the Earth anymore?"
Bulma: "No."
Lord Beerus: "You promise that you're doing this out of the kindness of your heart?"
Bulma: "Yes, I promise! You're my friend. I trust you. Plus, you love it here. Why would you destroy Earth and where else would you go if you did?"
Lord Beerus: "I could go to Liquiir's home." Her serious look has disappeared.
Bulma: "Oh...I forgot that was an option." I smiled.
Lord Beerus: "You're right, though. I do love this planet. You're also right that...we're friends." She smiled back.
Bulma: "I'm happy you feel that way." I looked down at the floor. No, look at her, damn you! Not being able to look at Shin was bad enough! It doesn't need to be this hard! I raised my head.
Lord Beerus: "Bulma? I want to invite you and your family to the life mate ceremony," I said, filled with determination. Her smile grew wider.
Bulma: "I was starting to think you'd never ask."
Lord Beerus: "To be honest, I've barely invited anyone. Inviting people to the ceremony makes me feel uncomfortable."
Bulma: "Why?"
Lord Beerus: "That's something I don't want to talk about with you. No offense."
Bulma: "It's fine, I understand. You invited me, so baby steps."
Lord Beerus: "Right...baby steps." Is that a popular phrase among mothers? She hopped off of the bar stool, looking at me sympathetically.
Bulma: "I hope you get everything sorted out."
Lord Beerus: "That makes two of us. Have a good night."
Bulma: "You, too." With that, she turned around and made for the exit to the restaurant. I waited a moment before getting out of my seat and walking back to my table. I'm happy I did the intelligent thing and took the opportunity to talk to her, just as I did with Shin. Knowing me, things would have gotten ugly if I left things alone until everything reached a boiling point. That's what happened with Whis and I need to fix that situation...eventually.
Tina: "Hey, Bee. What did you and Bulma talk about?" I sat down next to Liquiir. They've all finished their food.
Lord Beerus: "Nothing important. Did anything happen while I was gone?" I went back to eating the food I have left on my plate.
Lord Liquiir: "Me and your mom got to talking and we thought it would be fun if we visited my parents and maybe my home world." I stopped mid-bite.
Lord Beerus: "That's a funny coincidence. I thought to myself earlier that I should meet your parents soon."
Lord Liquiir: "You did? Perfect! I know you're busy doing a lot of nothing, but clear your schedule. We're going to see my mom and dad tomorrow." I smiled.
Lord Beerus: "I think I can squeeze them in. It will also be the perfect chance to go sightseeing on your planet. You told me you'd be my personal tour guide, remember?"
Lord Liquiir: "I remember. I can't wait to show you everything!" he said giddily. "Especially that scilimelata I told you about."
Tina: "What's scicel...scimel...scelata..." She sighed, looking annoyed at not being able to pronounce that word. I know the feeling. "What kind of food is it?"
Lord Liquiir: "It's a pastry and it's traditionally served at life mate ceremonies. It's the equivalent of serving cake. It's pronounced scilimelata." Liquiir pronounced it slowly and Mom repeated the word even slower. She nodded.
Lord Champa: "What's in it?"
Lord Liquiir: "It's stuffed with jelly and chunks of different kinds of very sweet fruit. It's also toasted and glazed with honey."
Lord Champa: "That sounds really good."
Lord Liquiir: "In terms of pastries, it doesn't get any better."
Lord Champa: "I believe you. It almost makes me want to go, but you're the ones getting married, not me. Can you get me some?"
Lord Liquiir: "I'm not a monster. Consider it done."
Lord Champa: "Thank you. Make sure Beerus doesn't eat it." I scoffed.
Lord Beerus: "I wasn't even thinking about that, but now I'll eat it out of spite."
Lord Champa: "You'd do anything to spite me."
Lord Beerus: "Are you saying you wouldn't do the same thing?"
Lord Champa: "No, I just wanted to point it out." We smiled at each other. When's the last time we joked around and not at each other's throats?
Lord Beerus: "I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm going to order some dessert since we're talking about it so much."
We were all pretty full from our dinner, so we decided to share a chocolate fudge pie. Chocolate fudge is like one of those universal spices. You could put it in or on just about anything and it'll taste delicious, even another person if you want. Would Liquiir be into that? That will be a fun experiment.
After we ate, we went back to Bulma's to drop off mom and to no one's surprise Vados was waiting for Champa. I asked mom if she wanted to come to spend the night at Videl's house, but Bulma was expecting her to come back and it would be such short notice that she didn't want to go through the trouble. I don't think it would have been a problem at all, but I see where she was coming from. Once we settled on a plan for tomorrow, we all said our goodnights and our goodbyes and went our separate ways. It couldn't have been any simpler.
Videl: "Hey, guys," Videl said with a smile as Liquiir and I walked in the kitchen. She's pouring herself a glass of orange juice. "What did you do today? Did you go on a date?"
Lord Liquiir: "I went on a date with Beerus, his mom, and Champa. I think I'll stick with Beerus." I smiled.
Videl: "You spent the day with your mom and brother? That's nice. I wish I could have met your mom," she said as she put away the orange juice.
Lord Beerus: "She's staying with Bulma, so you can meet her tomorrow."
Videl: "Okay. What did you all end up doing?"
Lord Beerus: "We visited Goku, got some watermelons, went on a hike, had a picnic, and then we ate at a restaurant."
Videl: "That sounds like a good day."
Lord Liquiir: "It was. Beerus also saved a fox kit." Her eyes widened.
Videl: "A fox kit? What happened?"
Lord Beerus: "A family of foxes came by our picnic and one of the kits fell into the river. It was fine."
Videl: "That's good. I worked on my resumé and spent the day with Pan." Videl sighed and took a sip of her drink. "She tried flying outside and inside a few times, so my hands were full. Anyway, I'm tired. Have a good night."
Lord Beerus: "Goodnight."
Lord Liquiir: "Have a good night." She drank the rest of her juice, quickly rinsed the glass in the sink, and left for bed. I went to the fridge and grabbed a bottle of water. With that, we made our way to the bedroom.
Lord Beerus: "So, what are your parents like? Is there anything I need to know about them?"
Lord Liquiir: "They're like me."
Lord Beerus: "I assumed so. I can barely handle one of you. I don't think I can handle two more, let alone an entire planet of you." Ack! I just got a face full of tails! I held up my paws to defend myself. He stopped tail-slapping me and smiled, taking my paw.
Lord Liquiir: "Tomorrow's going to be great. I love you." I smiled widely.
Lord Beerus: "I love you, too." We're finally at the room. We went in and while Liquiir took off his clothes, not including his underwear, unfortunately, I turned on the TV and set the bottle of water down on the nightstand next to the bed. I jumped into bed after stripping down to my underwear and as if on cue a pair of arms wrapped around me, one around my shoulders and the other across my chest. He leaned his head into the crook of my neck, softly purring. I held his waist and snuggled up to him. "I talked to Shin today," I said, breaking the relative silence.
Lord Liquiir: "You did? I didn't sense him at all."
Lord Beerus: "I asked him to hide his energy. I wanted to talk to him in private."
Lord Liquiir: "I see. What did you talk to him about?"
Lord Beerus: "It was about how we would deal with our universe regarding the mortal level. I was supposed to keep a balance and, obviously, I didn't. I was too liberal with my destruction. Ultimately, we decided that it would be best if I stopped destroying altogether and allowed the Kais to create. In other words, I'm going to be lazy out of necessity." He laughed quietly.
Lord Liquiir: "I'm happy you're taking steps to improve your universe and working with Shin. No one wants to be threatened with erasure again." I nodded. Silence has once again filled the room. What else is there to say? Either you heed the Omni-King's unspoken warning that you need to improve or you get erased. It doesn't get any clearer than that. "Hey, Beerus?" I looked at him.
Lord Beerus: "Yes?"
Lord Liquiir: "Did you know you held that fox kit like a baby?"
Lord Beerus: "I did?"
Lord Liquiir: "You did. It was so pwecious, you were adowable," he said in a baby voice. I rolled my eyes.
Lord Beerus: "I'm sure." I cupped his cheek, caressing it with my thumb, and pecked him on the lips. I caught his gaze and kissed him again, longer, closing my eyes. I broke away to take a breath and went in again, pushing my tongue into his mouth. He moaned and pulled me on top of him, lightly digging his fingers into my back and squeezing my ass. Just like that, we're both rock hard and eager to have some fun.
Lord Liquiir: "Can I be honest?" he said during one of our short breaks from tongue wrestling, taking shallow breaths.
Lord Beerus: "What?"
Lord Liquiir: "I've been thinking about this since that damn cucumber. Well, not exactly his, but you know what I mean." I chuckled.
Lord Beerus: "Trust me, I do. I'll plant my cucumber in your soil one of these days." He let out a good laugh at the double entendre.
Lord Liquiir: "I don't know how I wasn't expecting that." He smiled. Not cheekily, but...hungrily. "I'll make sure my soil is loose and moist so you can get your cucumber nice and deep," he drawled. "How does that sound?" Fuck...he can go from cute to sexy in an instant. If I could get any harder, I'd be able to break diamonds with it. I gulped. This is far from the first time he's done this, but something about tonight...it's making me realize how unbearable the wait is. I started rubbing one of his ears between my fingers.
Lord Beerus: "Liquiir?" I asked with a softness that made him drop his sexy act.
Lord Liquiir: "Yes, Beerus? What is it?" He brought a paw to my face.
Lord Beerus: "Our life mate ceremony is only going to happen once and I wanted to take things a little slow because I wanted every detail to be absolutely perfect. The more we're intimate like this, though, the worse the wait is. Liquiir...at the risk of sounding...mushy and overly sentimental and possibly selfish...I want to have the ceremony in a week. I...I love you and...I want to make love to you. I'm sorry, it sounds like I only want to set a date so we can have sex, but-" He cut me off with a kiss.
Lord Liquiir: "Beerus, I know you love me and you're not doing this just to get in my pants. You shouldn't feel guilty about it. Remember, we've known each other for millions and millions of years and were best friends for a big chunk of that time. It's not like that play we saw a few months ago where those two teenagers wanted to get married the second they saw each other and confused infatuation for true love."
Lord Beerus: "That makes me feel much better. Thank you."
Lord Liquiir: "Of course. I'll declare my love for you in front of everybody any time." He brought his paw to the back of my head and gave me a sultry look. "Just promise me one thing. Make sure you're ready to make an honest man out of me in a week." I closed my eyes and kissed him gently.
Lord Beerus: "I promise. I'll make you so honest you'll never be able to tell a lie ever again," I whispered. I went back to kissing him, more passionately this time. We've finally set a date for our life mate ceremony, which had to happen eventually. Heh. If this doesn't prove that sex is a great motivator, I don't know what does. With all of our talk about it and how hard he's holding on to me, I think we're in for a very long night.
All right, you might be wondering how many chapters this story will have. I honestly have no clue. This is a guess based on what I'm planning, but I'd say twelve chapters, thirteen at the most. Also, yes, I felt obligated to make those melon jokes.
Until next time, as always, D.F.T.B.A. (Don't Forget To Be Awesome!) Have an awesome day!