I do not own DB, DBZ, DBGT or DBS all rights to the companies that own them and Akira Toriyama.
Year 775, Mid-May
Once the ice had been broken so to say Gohan and Vegeta started doing a lot more than just sleeping in the same bed. They were married in each other's eyes to the point Vegeta had a few items, mostly his Saiyan outfits and training clothes, in Gohan's wardrobe.
The lead up to Gohan's 18th birthday was met with lots of preparations. King Furry wanted to have a huge party out of it, inviting all the government leaders of the world among almost anyone with a title to their name or celebrity status. Gohan got all her friends on the invite list, with the list sitting at a respective 400 people. Erasa was apparently using her end of term project as Gohan's birthday outfit. She already had the job of the future Queens exclusive stylist but was going through the motions of a fashion designer degree to have the certificate and hopefully the credentials to open her own clothing line one day.
During all this Gohan had been feeling a bit off. Lightheaded and sometimes nauseous. She went to Bulma to see if she had any ideas what could be wrong. As Goten had been spending his days there with Trunks and Trunks' tutor, Gohan would stop by most afternoons to either pick him up or see how he was going. He liked to stay at Capsule Corp a lot with Trunks the two were still joined at the hip most of the time.
Walking in she saw Bulma and Panchy about to sit down for a cup of tea. "Oh Gohan! Look at you your glowing! Just in time to sit and have tea with us." Panchy exclaimed in her usually cheery voice.
"Thanks Panchy, guess it is good timing, I need some advice. " Gohan took a seat as Panchy handed her a cup and slid the fresh baked biscuits towards her.
"What's up butter cup?" Bulma asked giggling at her own wit.
"Well I've been feeling a bit lightheaded and nauseous lately. Also my period is late. It might not of come as often as a full-blooded human, but it did come somewhat regularly." Gohan frowned into her cup of tea trying to think of what the issue could be.
Bulma and Panchy just looked at each other knowingly, when Gohan noticed their looks at each other she had to ask, "what? What is it?"
"You and Vegeta had sex right?" Bulma asked delicately.
"How could you tell?" Gohan blushed.
"Well a few things. But the biggest is the missed period." Bulma eyes flicked to behind Gohan. When Gohan turned around she saw Vegeta leaning against the door frame. Coming back to what Bulma was saying. "Now, there are a few ways to test what could be up. I've got one method in my bathroom. But, I think you might be pregnant."
Gohan just stared at Bulma with a blank look on her face. 'Pregnant? It is possible. Erasa did say a woman is most fertile just before her period and Vegeta and I did have sex on the full moon right before my period would normally come.' Gohan thought to herself her mind going rampant. Vegeta came up and put his hand on her shoulder drawing her out of her trance. "Pregnant?" She stated out loud one more time looking up to Vegeta who had a smirk on his face like he knew this would happen. "What do I have to do to check?"
"Come on, I got something that can give you an idea." As she took Gohan's hand and lead her to her private rooms. When Vegeta tried to follow. "Vegeta wait here. This is women only." Panchy just watched with a smile and handed Vegeta a cup of black coffee just the way he liked it.
Bulma handed Gohan a small stick. "Okay, the idea is to pee on the stick and it will say if you're pregnant or not."
Gohan did as instructed and waited the few minutes. All she had to do was look down and she would have her result, but she paused. This would be a big thing. She already was a mum, Goten was a great kid and she raised him on her own practically. She wasn't alone this time she reminded herself. Vegeta would hang around. They were bonded now. She looked down and saw the little '+' sign that indicated yes she was pregnant. Looking up at Bulma she had a watery smile on her face. Bulma just beamed back. Gohan ran out of the bathroom back to where Vegeta was.
"Apparently I'm pregnant!" She exclaimed smiling the classic Son smile.
"That's wonderful dear." Panchy added while Vegeta continued to smirk not saying a thing. Walking up to Gohan he just placed his hand on her stomach and closed his eyes. As stoic as ever.
"That's a better reaction then I got when I told him I was pregnant with Trunks. Least he hasn't blasted off to kami knows where in the universe." Bulma quipped coming back into the room. Gohan thought she heard a slight tinge of jealously and rightfully so if that was how he reacted to Bulma being pregnant compared to Gohan being pregnant now.
"We've all grown since then. I didn't know how to react back then, Trunks wasn't planned. This child was." Vegeta supplied the group of women.
"Was it now? I don't remember having that conversation with you about us having kids out of wedlock." Gohan stated slightly amused at his declaration.
"It's not. We are more then married. I claimed you and you accepted so I put a child in you." Vegeta continued to smirk turning to Bulma. "Anyway woman, when were you going to tell us you were pregnant too?" Vegeta asked having noticed a second small Ki coming from Bulma. When Gohan focused on Bulma she noticed it too. She couldn't feel one within her yet.
"How did I miss that? How far along are you?" Gohan beamed still on a high from her own pregnancy news
"What.. Damn… Fine I haven't told Yamcha yet so keep it a secret okay. I wanted to wait."
"He won't hear it from us. Wait till we tell the boys they're going to be big brothers!" Gohan was getting really excited now.
"I know Trunks was born out of wedlock and Goten, everyone accepts him not having a father even himself I think. However with you set to take the throne any month now with how sick King Furry is, should you think about getting married Gohan?" Panchy asked.
"Well… Vegeta and I are technically married in a Saiyan sense. That version is technically a non-refundable 'till death'. But I haven't thought much about doing it in the traditional human way with a ceremony and all that." Gohan nervously answered.
"Mum's right Gohan. You're in a more public role now and there would be a lot of people crying for you to do the 'traditional' thing and have the child in wedlock. I don't think the masses would take the fact you and Vegeta have promised yourself to each other as enough. It would go a long way with the impending Coronation and your 18th birthday coming up."
"What a ridiculous society. Isn't it enough I've promised her forever." Vegeta grumbled.
"I'll talk to Mrs Pincell tonight when I go to the palace." Gohan relented. She would be happy to claim Vegeta in a ceremony for all to see but was happy he had promised her a forever in their own private way. "Bulma, since we will be pregnant together you will help me right? You know what to expect with a Saiyan baby, right?"
"Well both Trunks and Goten were born in 7 months instead of the usual 9 a full blooded human takes. This child being 3/4 Saiyan I don't know how long it will be. Vegeta do you know much about Saiyan babies?"
"Nope. It wasn't a thing associated with men. Even the women didn't want much to do with it from memory. A Saiyan was kept in a pod from birth till they were 5 and then sent to fight and grow and be part of the work force."
"Huh. Wonder if there's a way we could learn more. I mean for me and your mother Gohan, it was fairly easy besides being a shorter pregnancy than considered normal I thought Trunks would be a premature baby but when I went into labour he was fully developed. So we can definitely say that your child will develop quicker than a human."
Gohan was deep in thought for a while before she spoke. "What if we could learn more about Saiyans. Like if we had the programming they used. From an old pod perhaps?"
"Well I destroyed the one that Vegeta's companion came in and the one your father came back from space didn't have anything about Saiyan's on it. Plus I've used most of the parts already in the Gravity room and updating some of our technology." Bulma mused.
"That's because Kakarot came back in a Ginyu pod not a Saiyan one."
"How about the one dad came to Earth in when he was a child?"
"If we can find it. It may have some details on it." Bulma seemed to be getting excited at the prospect of more alien technology.
"Dad and I may of found it one day when I was a little. We were out having a walk in the days leading up to the Cell games and stumbled upon it, not far from grandpa Gohan's home site on the mountain. We decided to leave it there, no point in moving it, we didn't need it."
"Do you think you could find it again? I can't believe the time I met your father I was so close to it!"
"Sure, Vegeta can you join me, so I don't push a wrong button and blow it up." Gohan asked trying to hide the smile on her face as Bulma chucked a spoon at her.
"Will you be able to carry it back or do you need me to bring a transport ship for you?"
The young boys had decided to join the adults as their studying for the day was over. "Have you guys found a spaceship?!" Goten asked excitedly. Trunks too looked excited but was trying to hide it in front of his father.
"Yes Goten, we're going to look for Goku's space pod. Do you two want to join?" Gohan added. "Maybe we can try the new carriage capsules you've been working on. The ones designed to hold things that wouldn't normally be in a capsule?"
"Yeah!" The duo cheered.
"Well I'll stay here and get the lab set up for it. After we'll have a nice dinner together. It has been a while now that you don't live here Gohan."
"Sounds like a plan. Will Yamcha be home by then?"
"Yeah. He's taken a job as the Titans coach now instead of as a player so he is home most nights."
With that the Saiyans waved as they left in search of the old Saiyan pod.
It didn't take them long to get to the site. Gohan had always had a great sense of direction within the forest around the mountain she called home. She had it all mapped out within her mind and knew exactly where each thing was, even going as far as re-mapping things after big storms.
"Wow this looks ancient! How has nobody found it before?" Trunks asked.
"Well this is still part of our mountain; it's so remote here normal hikers can't get to it. It has been left to nature for nearly 40 years now so it's not surprising it looks like it does. Help me remove some of the vines around it so we can pack it up."
"Wait, let me try something first." Vegeta asks before walking up to it clearing some of the flora and pushing a few buttons. The pod made some sounds and the lights of the console lit up.
A hologram of a man that looked like Goku with scars littering him and a soft looking woman were staring back at them. The Goku lookalike spoke. "Kakarot we are sending you to a distant planet. The people there aren't technologically advanced you should be safe there. He should be able to do well there Gine. It's not an extremely valuable planet so it shouldn't show on the Frieza force's radar."
The woman Gine spoke next, "if your father is wrong about this threat then we will come and get you. I promise. We'll see you really soon."
The man spoke once more. "Listen son, do what it takes to survive, got it? Goodbye." The transmission cut off then. Gohan couldn't read the date on the bottom of the screen, it was a language she didn't know.
"It's dated the day before we got the transmission that planet Vegeta exploded. So your grandfather suspected the destruction of the planet was coming. He was a well renowned fighter even if he was a third-class citizen, named Bardock, I believe." Vegeta mused. He closed the pod up and stepped away. Gohan took that as a time to try out the new capsule. She clicked the top and threw it at the pod. In a puff of smoke the pod had disappeared and the small Capsule was left behind. Gohan testing it again by clicking the top and throwing the capsule and the pod had appeared with the capsule laying off to the side.
"Good to know they work as intended." Gohan once again encapsulated the pod and the Saiyan's flew off back to Capsule Corp.
While Gohan and Bulma were setting up the pod to run diagnostics and translate the information Vegeta and the boys were off training in the gravity room.
Gohan and Bulma were working in silence for a while. Gohan got the feeling that there was some tension in the room but wasn't sure what to make of it. Deciding to be direct, "Bulma is everything okay? You're giving off some seriously weird vibes."
Bulma tensed up and paused for a moment at Gohan's words before replying, "*sigh* can't get anything by you can I? I'm fine, just…" She paused again; the tone she was using made Gohan turn to look at her. "I've known for years that you and Vegeta would get together eventually. He asked me about it once. Even though he waited for you to be old enough, I still had hope for so long after Trunks was conceived that maybe he might reciprocate my feelings. Over time it became clear he didn't and I made peace with it. When he declared himself before everyone at the tournament for you I was really happy. I was, for both of you. But... That hasn't stopped the little twinge of jealousy that still comes to my heart when I see how differently he acts with you. I know he's grown and at first he had nothing to do with Trunks but now he's a great father, in his own way. I can see that now, after he told us about how Saiyan's have nothing to do with their kids till they are at least 5. He thought he was doing the normal thing..." Bulma was ranting though keeping herself calm.
Gohan wasn't sure what to do. Bulma was just ranting with no real purpose in the conversation other then getting it out in the open. She did the only thing she could think of, she hugged Bulma when she paused in her rant.
"Gohan. I am so happy for you I am. These feelings I'm telling you about doesn't mean I have any jealousy or anger at you. Maybe just a bit of envy. I mean I've got a loving man now, Yamcha has grown so much. He isn't the same boy I met all those years ago." Bulma stated as she hugged her back.
"I know. I can understand it." As she let go of the hug looking directly into Bulma eyes, "I'm scared. I watched how draining mum's pregnancy with Goten was. I have no idea what I'm doing with growing a child."
"This time we can do it together. It will be interesting to see the comparison between an half human and full human child, if there is one."
"Thanks Bulma." Gohan smiled in relief.
"Well that's all we can do for now let's leave the computer to do it's thing and get dinner ready. Can't leave it all to mum." Bulma declared.
Together they went to the kitchen and helped Panchy make dinner.
The whole family was sitting around the table including Dr. Briefs and Panchy. The Saiyan's were absorbed in eating as normal. Once everyone was finished Trunks spoke up, "may we be excused? I want to show Goten the game grandpa built."
"In a minute, I got an announcement to make." Bulma started. Turning to Yamcha she stated in a dead serious voice like someone had died, "I'm pregnant."
It took Yamcha a moment to realise what she said "What?! That's awesome!" Yamcha jumped up and engulfed Bulma in a hug all the while Bulma was laughing, as pulling off the straight face so well, for so long to confused him.
Trunks was grinning ear to ear. "Wow Trunks your going to be a big brother! That's amazing." Goten excitedly shouted.
"Well actually," Gohan added, "you both are." At the boys dumbed faced Gohan smiled and patted her stomach. "I'm pregnant as well. What a coincident."
Gohan couldn't help but giggle at the excited cheering both boys were doing along with a little dance and chant together, "We're going to be big brothers!"
All the while Vegeta just smirked, seeming pleased with himself while his tail caressed Gohan's, his only way of showing affection to her around people.
Year 775, May 18th
The next day Gohan was at the Palace, King Furry knew Gohan wouldn't want to live at this palace when she took over for him so he was in the process of turning it into the government chambers, with the large dinning halls and ball rooms to be rented out to people wanting to use them.
One such room was being set up for Gohan's birthday that night. While all the preparations were going on Gohan was in the meeting rooms with King Furry, her grandfather, Mrs Pincell and a few other officials that helped them with the day to day tasks.
"Thanks for meeting me today. I know we are all busy, but I thought you should all know before tonight. Um. I'm pregnant. It's Vegeta's. Before you say anything I wanted to let you know he has agreed to marry me, we are engaged." She figured they didn't need to know about the pact they had made to each other before she fell pregnant.
"That's wonderful news!" Ox-King boomed loudly. Coming up and giving her a crushing hug.
"Well that will definitely make a great announcement tonight for sure. We should announce your engagement first though. Then later when a date is set announce your pregnancy. The fact you don't drink alcohol anyway means no one will suspect. We should push for a short engagement. Maybe having it in 2 weeks' time or possibly sooner?" Mrs Pincell stated, always having Gohan's positive public image as first thing on her mind.
"I'm okay with that. That way after I'm married we leave it a week then announce the pregnancy. Though I'm almost positive even though I'm less than a month along I don't think I'll go to a full human term, my mother only went to 7 months with me. I suspect I'll probably be at full term within 5-6 months' time maybe less, with the minimal research I've been able to do on my Saiyan Genetics."
"We can deal with that when it comes if there is any gossip in the media." Mrs Pincell stated with certainty.
When Erasa came by later that day to start getting Gohan ready, along with Videl and Sharpner joining her, Gohan told them the news of both the pregnancy and the engagement. After the initial squealing from Erasa deafening both girls Sharpner having shared a womb with her was used to it, Videl hugged Gohan. The girls spent the rest of the afternoon getting ready. Erasa was gushing about the wedding dress having to be perfect and that she had already started designing it back when Gohan hosted the tournament for her hand. Going on and on about how she would have to modify it a bit in case Gohan was showing by then so they could hide it.
"Oh don't worry Gohan I've been working with Bulma on fabrics in the Saiyan material she created. So that more of your formal outfits will stretch like your fighting outfit does and you can be comfortable. AHH! This is going to be great!"
"Calm down Race, you've got time." Sharpner added from the sitting room. When he was there with the girls getting ready, he stayed out of the dressing room and opted for the T.V. in the living room instead. Gohan was just happy to have her 3 best human friends around again.
"Well, actually you have 2 weeks before the wedding. They want it official before they announce the pregnancy."
"What! Then after tonight I better get to it! Anyway you hair is done once your dressed I'll add the tiara."
"Do I have to wear a tiara?" Gohan whined.
"Yes! The whole dress was designed around the tiara there is no way it is being left out. Sharpy! Your suit is hanging up by the door go get ready us girls are almost ready and people will be arriving soon!"
They heard Sharpner leave the room grumbling. Erasa then helped Videl get ready as well as herself and all 3 got dressed. Both girls were wearing simply dresses that complimented their figures. Videl's was a light blue calf length dress that matched her eyes and Erasa had on a yellow ankle length dress with lots of tulle on the skirt making it stand out a bit.
Gohan's dress on the other hand, Erasa had tried to keep with the style of Elegant Warrior Queen that Gohan had going on. Using the style of the Saiyan outfit Gohan had as the inspiration, Erasa had modified the colour and look. The underneath was a simple backless royal green satin with white and silver, metallic looking shoulder pads with some silver tulle covering the scars on her shoulders making it look like a sheer cape and silver Saiyan style armour around the waist, linked with the shoulder pads in the back by silver chains. The bottom of the dress was soft and flowy making it easy for Gohan to move around in. She had even engraved the crest Vegeta had made her into the front of the armour, accompanying all that was very old silver and gold filigree tiara with something akin to pearlescent crystals that looked like they had mixed blue, green, purples and pinks shinning throughout each crystal, her grandfather gave her it, to be hers from now on as as her signature crown jewels. It was the same one her grandmother had, known to the world as the Ox-Crown. Erasa had perfected making Gohan's hair do what she wanted by not doing too much with it and working with the wildness of her hair. Simply putting some of it up in a bun while the rest of her just passed shoulder length raven hair did what it wanted complimenting the green shades of the crown against the dress beautifully.
"Wow Erasa, you've outdone yourself. This dress is very beautiful." Gohan quietly stated while checking herself out in the mirror.
"Hehe, thanks Gohan. Now wait here. Mum told me a guard will come by to escort you to the hall so you can make a grant entrance or something." Erasa supplied while her and Videl left to find Sharpner and join the rest of the party.
Gohan waited around 15 minutes before there was a knock at the door. When she opened it the sight the met her was something she didn't think she would see.
Vegeta was standing there in what Gohan thought at first was his Saiyan outfit but on close inspection she noticed a few changes. Instead of the skin-tight undergarment that was normally there he was wearing a straight legged pair of black pants that looked suspiciously like the same Saiyan material as the normal under garments. On the top was a black under shirt that showed off his muscles and a royal green and silver chest plate with shoulder pads similar to Gohan.
Vegeta looked at Gohan with lust. "That banshee is starting to understand how a Saiyan Warrior Queen looks." He said with a husky voice.
"Look at you. I bet Erasa designed that for you too."
"Yeah so I was told. Still not as comfortable as I'd like but not far off. Better then the penguin suit the Woman put Trunks and Kakabrat in."
"Yeah, it is. You scrub up nicely. Though why are you here. I thought someone from the guard was coming to get me?"
"No man is escorting you to a party unless it's me." Vegeta declared.
"Very well, let's go." Gohan happily linked her arm with Vegeta and walked to the hall as the Royal couple they were.
The party went off without a hitch. Vegeta stayed by Gohan's side most the night, if he let his tail unwrap it would of probably had a firm grip on hers. She didn't get any pesky offers to dance except by those who knew Vegeta and weren't scared by his scowl and practical growl when they asked. Mostly just her grandfather, Krillin, Goten and surprisingly, Tien danced with her, Sharpner looked liked he wanted to but the stare from Vegeta made him pause when they were talking in a group.
The announcement of her Engagement went over well with the masses as well. Maron dragged both Goten and Trunks to the dance floor multiple times to the boy's discomfort. It was a pleasant night for all. Even Gohan whom was starting to get used to these big occasions, though she will always prefer the smaller gatherings.
Towards the end of the night King Furry gave Gohan a small well wrapped Box for her birthday but didn't tell her anything about it, only for her to open it the next day.
The night also marked the first time Vegeta stayed with Gohan at the Palace. Most of the other rooms were filled by Gohan's friends and family like a hotel. Come breakfast the dinning hall was filled with almost everyone of Gohan's family and friends that came to the party. All of the Z-fighters and their partners except Piccolo who left last night after staying in the corner for the whole night.
"So, rumour has it last night should of also had the announcement that you are expecting a little addition to the Siayn ranks, and this will be a shotgun wedding like ours?" Krillin coyly stated over breakfast, causing Gohan to choke on the food in her mouth.
Everyone else at the table seemed to take delight in Gohan's lack of grace. Clearing her airways with some water thanks to Vegeta, whom hadn't even slowed in his food assault as he handed her the water. "Yeah. How did you know?" Krillin just looked to Vegeta who she thought she saw a grin on his face as he continued to eat pretending to ignore the conversation. 'Was he boasting last night?' "Well yes I am pregnant though technically it's only in human standards we're getting married. Vegeta and I, Saiyan bonded before I fell pregnant, for the record. Mrs Pincell thought it would be good for my image if we don't say anything about it until after we are married."
"So, when is the wedding?" #18 added before her husband could crack a joke that she could tell he wanted to.
"Within the next few weeks. Erasa apparently already has a dress mostly finished. But I want just a small ceremony with all the people at the table I don't want a big thing like they did last night."
"It's your wedding you have what you want. Just have a professional photographer come by and sell the photo's off to some big news crew like ZTV." Videl added
"Why would I sell them? I don't want any money."
"You don't keep the money you just make the big companies buy the exclusive photo's then what ever profit you make give it to charity. I heard about the orphanages around the world headed by a mystery benefactor that took in quite a few kids who's parents didn't come back after Buu. You could give it to them." Mrs Pincell explained.
"That's a great idea. Okay I'll do that. We can have the wedding out at the cottage in the mountains the wildflowers are in full bloom right now after the rains. Just us here. At this table as well as Piccolo and Dende, I can't leave them out."
"What about food? We will still have a party after it." Bulma chimed in.
"Well I've got the chef 2.0 with all of mum's recipes in it. It can easily make enough food for 4 Saiyans, so food is no issue for all of us."
"Well I need more then a week to finish the dress, oh then there is decorating the area." Erasa gushed. "Lets do it 2 weekends from now."
"Then it is agreed. Mrs Pincell do you mind handling…" King Furry started violently coughing for a full minute before he was able to stop and continue. "Sorry. Do you mind handling the media about the issue? Ox, I believe you and I have some things to talk about." King Furry and Ox-King left the table with Gohan looking worried after them. It was then she remembered the gift he gave her the night before. Pulling it out of her pocket she unwrapped it and revealed a small key.
"What's this? A Key? To where?" She asked the room.
Bulma had a huge grin on her face, Goten was the one who spoke up, "it's to our new home. You kept going on about needing to be closer to the main cities but not wanting to live here so King Furry, Aunt Bulma and Grandpa designed a house for us. Right behind the woods near Capsule Corp!"
Gohan looked up to Bulma who was still smiling. "Really?"
At the simple nod of Bulma's head Gohan smiled the classic Son grin and leap over the table and hugged her. She would have to give her grandfather and King Furry hugs later. "Thanks so much. I would have been happy moving into Grandpa's palace but it is a bit far away from most of the bigger occasions."
"Any thing for you kiddo. I hope you like it. We'll have to give you a tour of it later. Goten's tried so hard to keep it to himself since he found out about it a few days ago."
Year 775, June 1st
The lead up to the wedding got a lot of news. Many officials were put off about not getting invites and when Gohan personally told them she wanted just her family there things calmed down. Since the public didn't even know where the cottage was let alone that it existed it was easy to not have people sneaking photos of the area.
Erasa wouldn't let Gohan see her dress but kept getting measurements all the time as Gohan was starting to show a little when she wore her tighter tops. It almost worried her that the baby was growing so quickly as Bulma was already 4 months along and barely showing yet. She just had to put it down to her Saiyan biology. She had been spending her spare moments going over the information found in the pod but hadn't found anything to do with their biology just the task that her father was supposed to perform.
The house they made for the soon to be family was very simple but large. Similar in design to Capsule Corps grounds in it's dome shape with well equipped security gate and simply furnished elegant rooms. Bulma had even put a bunch of photos' of the Son's even one she snapped of Vegeta and a baby Trunks hanging off him on the walls, with plenty of room to add more. The touch was simply charming, Gohan felt quiet at home. Her and Vegeta's bedroom had a full walk in dressing room that Erasa had stocked with dresses and training clothes from both palaces as well as some of her mother's old-style outfits she snuck from the cottage. How, Gohan would never know, though she suspected Goten. As well as Vegeta's whole wardrobe from Casule Corp. which took up a small area of the dressing room, mostly comprising of his training clothes and a few Saiyan armours, one pair of jeans a random pink top and the one suit he wore to Gohan's birthday. Bulma had even put the 3 Dragon Balls Gohan had above their bed with the 4-star ball in the middle as a tribute to her father. Goten's room had two beds like at the cottage and was stocked with more clothes then he would need, Gohan suspected some of them were for Trunks as well. They had a private area out the back that touched the woods that separated their place from Capsule Corp. as well as 6 simple rooms all set up similarly to each other for guests. The kitchen had an updated Chefmatic with all the recipes from Gohan's version and a private Gravity room with all the updates Gohan's chamber had. She suspected it was made from her chamber as she could no longer find it anywhere the past week with her going from palace to palace and back to the cottage. It was easier to get to any occasion needed as well. Not that it was a long fight for her normally but when trying to balance meetings and public occasion as well as making sure Goten was safe this made it as easy as when she lived in Capsule Corp. Vegeta also had no qualms about it either he claimed it as his as much as hers.
The night before the wedding Gohan was escorted blindfolded to the cottage by Videl and Erasa. When they removed the blindfold Gohan noticed all the windows were drawn closed. Being so far away from other people Gohan never thought to close them so was surprised her mother even had working blinds thinking they were only for decoration her whole life.
"Now tonight is sort of a hens night. I figured it would be easier to have you here to get ready before the wedding, but you aren't allowed to see outside okay?"
The girls talked into the night Videl preprogramed the Chef 2.0 for tomorrows feast as well as breakfast to come first. The girls all fell asleep on Gohan's bed talking and laughing well into the night. The knock at the door and the sound of Bulma letting herself in, yelling up to the top room woke the girls up the next morning.
"Hey, are you ready for the big day? I got Yamcha keeping an eye on the boys and he'll drive the boys over early afternoon so they don't ruin their outfits. I figured I'd spend the day with you lot. I'm pretty sure Vegeta's training the boys most of the morning anyway."
"Thanks Bulma. But I don't have to start getting ready yet do I? It's barely mid-morning."
"Nah, I just thought we could talk." Videl and Erasa were working around Bulma and Gohan at the table while still listening in. "You grew up so fast. You were right all those years ago we have put so much on your shoulders. But look where you are now. Your striving and glowing amongst all the expectations life as given you. I know your parents are still so proud of you. How could they not be? Here this is for you. A wedding and birthday gift if you will."
"Thanks Bulma that means a lot." Gohan opened the present and saw a beautiful bracelet. It looked too delicate for Gohan to wear. As she picked it up as delicately as possible Bulma explained what it was.
"This is a new invention I've been working on. It's made of the hardest most durable metals I could find; I had a craftsman do the inlay similar to the crown that your grandfather gave you on your birthday, it looks delicate but it shouldn't break. If you push the green gem it will change into your Saiyan armour and the amethyst turns you back. I thought it would look better than the old watch I gave you. It's even waterproof so you don't have to take it off." Gohan still held the beautiful bracelet delicately in her hands before attaching it to her wrist.
"It's beautiful Bulma. You've been so good to me. I can't thank you enough."
"Consider it the job of a godmother." Bulma winked at her.
After they sat down for breakfast, Gohan was instructed to have a shower and sit at the makeshift vanity at the kitchen table.
Erasa worked her magic on Videl, Bulma and herself as they were her bridesmaids before turning her talent onto Gohan. She gave her an angelic look working with the wildness of her hair like normal making it more like a loose plated braid so her Tiara could sit comfortably on her head with minimal makeup. When she revealed the dress she had designed Gohan was speechless. It was a simple white satin dress that cascaded down loosely from the fitted bust. The back had a cape attached to the shoulders looking similar to the silver metalic shoulder pads of her birthday dress with a sheer material cape coming off them with Silver and Gold design that looked like an embellished extended version of her crest she had adapted covering the back, the cape looking almost like wings attached to her dress, the Gold and Silver design weaved its way around her shoulders and joined at her chest in the front coming down her bust and over the front like armour. It matched stunningly with the crown her grandfather given her and the bracelet Bulma made worked well as well.
"Wow Gohan look at you, where's that shy little girl with a Dragon ball on her hat that I met 14 years ago?" Bulma gasped once she was dressed. Her bridesmaids were wearing simple floor length dresses in a lovely light blue. Gohan was glad she gave Erasa, Videl and Bulma full control over the design and colour scheme. They did it so amazingly for her.
"Erasa, how will I ever repay you for all the effort you've put into these outfits for me?"
"Don't be silly Gohan. You wearing my designs is enough. I've still got 2 years of my degree left but now that I'm labelled as your personal stylist I'm getting so many requests. You just continue wearing what I put on you to public events and it'll be enough thanks."
"If that's the least I can do how can I refuse." Gohan laughed. It was all getting a bit much.
Suddenly a strange power level came into the atmosphere making Gohan pause. She could hear all the guest arriving outside and Vegeta's voice talking to Piccolo who had both felt the powers. "I'm sorry guys, there's someone coming, I don't know if we can trust them. I'll be back. I imagine Vegeta and Piccolo will be close behind me." Before the girls could objects Gohan IT'd it to the site she felt the ship land. She could feel Vegeta, Goten, Trunks, Tien and Piccolo coming in the distance but her main focus was the two people in front of her.
TBC...