Lucy chapter 10
Vegeta should be sleeping, he knows he should be sleeping, it's 3am and he has a date with Goku in a few hours. They decided to meet up early so they could hike up the mountain and watch the sunrise together. It was going to be very romantic, he was upping his game, just like Lucy had told him to. That's why he should be sleeping, so he was full of energy and on top form, ready to charm the fuck out of Goku in the morning, but he is not sleeping. Vegeta is sitting in the kitchen, alone, in the dark crying over his third jar of Nutella. He has been crying for over two hours now, and he just can't stop eating Nutella, straight from the jar, with a spoon. He scrapes the last few dregs from the bottom of the jar and shoves it weepingly into his mouth.
He knows that all this crying is a side effect, he has read the list, he knows that his appetite could get weird, he was prepared for that, or so he thought. In reality, nothing could have prepared him for the onslaught of emotions assaulting him right now. he is heartbroken and scared and happy and angry all at the same time, and he doesn't have a clue how to deal with any of that, he has never been very emotional before. the only way he can seem to placate himself is crying and eating chocolate spread, so that is what he is doing.
He yanks the fridge door open searching for another jar, there isn't one, Vegeta feels the desperation closing in on him, this is by far the worst thing that has ever happened to him, and he has died three times. He sinks to his knees, snuffling and sobbing.
"Vegeta?" A voice in the darkness pulls him from his depressed state
"Kakarot, what are you doing here? Leave me alone," he pulls himself from the ground with some real effort and slumps into the chair at the kitchen table, trying desperately to hide the fact that he is in tears, but failing horribly.
"I could feel your power being weird again so I came to check on you. Please tell me what's wrong," Goku whispers sitting next to his friend and placing a reassuring hand on his shoulder "Maybe I can help,"
"I've eaten all the Nutella," Vegeta says, his voice cracking a few times in his sentence, he sounds truly heart broken and another bout of sobbing stops him being able to say any more.
"Oh…. ok, wait one second," Goku says, baffled before he vanishes and reappears a few seconds later, arms full of jars of Nutella. He plonks most of them down on the table in front of Vegeta but keeps one back for himself. He grabs himself a spoon and joins Vegeta at the table, both tucking into a fresh jar of chocolate spread.
"Thank you, Kakarot," Vegeta says fervently as he shovels the sweet, creamy spread into his mouth as though his life depends on it.
"No problem, Baby," Kakarot answered rubbing his hand gently up and down Vegeta's back, feeling the prince relax as he does so. Vegeta noticed that Kakarot called him baby, but decides not to mention it. The two men sit in silence for a few moments, both enjoying their unusual meal. Eventually Vegeta's tears subside and he is left feeling exhausted. It isn't long before he falls asleep, his head resting on the hard, wooden table.
He doesn't look very comfortable at all. Goku decides to pick him up and carry him to bed. He sneaks silently into Vegeta's bedroom and goes to lie him down next to his sleeping wife, but he stops. For some reason, he doesn't want to put Vegeta next to Bulma, the thought of her rolling over in the night and putting her arms around Vegeta makes Goku feel a wave of anger and resentment, his teeth clench together and he leaves the room, instead choosing to lay Vegeta on the sofa. His plan is to put Vegeta on the couch cover him with a soft blanket and leave, but that's not what happens. Goku lays on the sofa, tucking Vegeta securely under his armpit and stoking his beautiful face softly with his fingers. It won't hurt just to stay here and watch him sleep for a short while, will it? What harm could come from two guys just laying together for a little while?
Goku brushes his hand over Vegeta's soft hair and stared longingly at his face, the way his lips twitch as he sleeps, the rise and fall of his rock-hard chest. He looks so peaceful, and beautiful. As the hours pass Goku figures they are going to miss the sunrise they are supposed to be watching together, but oh well, he just can't bring himself to wake his sleeping beauty. He looks around to check no one is watching before he presses his lips to Vegeta's forehead. That's when it happens, something that makes any sunrise seem pale in comparison, Vegeta, while still lost in dreamland presses his lips to Goku's face and softly sighs his Saiyan name.
Goku feels as though the world had stopped spinning and everything that he has never understood suddenly becomes clear. Everything he has ever done has been leading him to this point. He realises with such an intensity that had he not been laying down already, he would surely have fallen, that he loves Vegeta, he loves him more than life itself. He adores him, he worships him and he will do anything for him. Goku wraps his arms around the other Saiyan and holds him close, never wanting to let him go. And that is exactly how Bulma finds them in the morning.
Chichi doesn't know what to think when the picture text comes through from Bulma, it is a picture of both their husbands sleeping on her couch wrapped in each-other's arms, with the caption "Is this normal?"
She thinks hard for a few moments before texting back
*I don't think so, lets meet up for coffee*
She is now waiting in a little coffee shop in west city, her and Bulma meet up here quite a lot to gossip and bitch about their annoying Saiyan husbands, Chichi has a feeling this may be quite a different convocation. She feels the orange card inside her pocket, the one Vegeta wrote and gave to Goku along with a huge bouquet of roses, she should have known something was up then. That was not normal. There must be a logical explanation for all this though, there was no way in a million years Goku and Vegeta are in any way romantically involved, that is just plain crazy.
Bulma hurries into the coffee shop, Chichi is already waiting for her, she stands up as her friend comes in, the two women embrace then sit down, both with a baffled expression
"So, what do you make of all this, surely they can't be doing anything…. together, if you know what I mean?" Bulma says slowly, not really knowing how to say what she is thinking
"I know exactly what you mean, and I would be saying the same if I hadn't read this," Chichi says handing the orange card to Bulma.
"That card fell out of a beautiful bunch of blue and orange roses that your Vegeta gave to my Goku," She explains
"What? Vegeta got Goku flowers? He doesn't even get me flowers, why would he do that?" Bulma tries, but can't quite disguise the hurt in her voice
"Well I asked the same thing and Goku gave me some rubbish about a butterfly, they had been out together all day and something happened with butterflies, its sometimes difficult to get a coherent answer from Goku though" Chichi sighs
"For Kakarot, I hope I give you butterflies," Bulma reads aloud "I know where they were all that day!" she exclaims, her brilliant mind quickly putting two and two together
"Really? Where? They have been hanging out a lot recently," Chichi observes
"Last week Vegeta used the computer and forgot to turn it off, I thought it was strange coz he never goes on there usually so I looked at what he searched. He googled romantic dates and then looked at a butterfly farm. I thought he was planning on taking me there, but it seems he already took Goku!" Bulma says holding up the card
"There must be an explanation for this, we must be being silly, right?" chichi asks, needing reassurance because she has a creeping feeling in the bottom of her belly that her husband could be cheating on her, with Vegeta.
"You're right, there's no way, I mean honestly I wouldn't put it past Vegeta, he has a strange obsession with Goku, but your Goku would never do anything like that, he's too pure. There must be something else going on. Maybe something to do with this…" Bulma hands over a folded sheet of paper.
Chichi opens it slowly, afraid of what she might find inside, her eyes scan the single sheet
"Side effects of death!" She cries
"Shhhh, people will start looking at us," Bulma scolds
"Sorry, neither of our husbands have been dead for a long time, why would they need this now?" Chichi feels even more confused that she was before
"I have no idea, but Vegeta was reading it as he fell asleep last night. It must have something to do with all this strange stuff that's been going on, and why our husbands are currently curled up together like a married couple," Bulma snaps, she isn't sure yet if she feels angry. Bulma is not a clingy girl, if Vegeta wants to leave her then he can, it's not like she would shed too many tears for him, I mean she loves him don't get me wrong but she would never let a man get under her skin, she will never cry or beg or fight for a man, she is too good for them all anyway. Chichi though, would be heartbroken, Goku is her everything and if he were to leave her, she would fall apart. Bulma sighs, hopefully they are totally wrong and there is an explanation for all this, but at the moment she just can't see one. Whatever happens she will be there for Chichi, together they can get through it.
"So, what do we do now?" Chichi wonders once she finishes reading the list of side effects "Do you want me to tell Goku he isn't allowed near Vegeta?"
"No, no nothing like that. for now, we do nothing, just watch. Keep an eye out for any strange behaviour and let me know straight away if you see anything odd, I'll do the same. If they are up to something, we will find out," Bulma says with determination in her voice.
Chichi smiles at her friend. She has always admired Bulma, yes, she may be a bit of a spoiled brat, but gosh is she smart and conniving, if Bulma wanted something she knew damn well how to get it, no matter how impossible it seemed. She may not be strong, she may totally suck at fighting but she could still take down nearly anyone with her intellect.
The two lovely ladies drink their coffee in silence for a while before their conversation turns to different topics, their kids, Chichi's new hair-do, an upcoming party they will be attending, these two strong ladies are not going to let any man ruin their day that was for sure. Once they finish their coffee they plan to do some serious shopping, the last things they will be thinking about is their husbands.