Vegeta flew over the desolate deserts of Saudi Arabia. He had had restless thoughts ever since that fatefull day. The day he was brought back to life and magically zapped back to the planet he had tried his hardest to avoid. Now he had no way off this rock. No place to go either since the reason he avoided this planet defeated Freiza. It was Goku. His arch rival in battle but deep in his subconschious mind, Goku was something... more. He didn't know how it had happened, but it had. He, the prince of the Saiyan, had fallen in love with a low class warrior.
He had tried to get those thoughts out of his mind. The thoughts about the only person who had ever defeated him. He shook his head and landed on a small mountain outcropping nearby. When he had first landed here... he was after the Dragon Balls. Now, after the first time he'd seen that gorgeous face, he was here for another. It was to conquer and eliminate those emotions which plagued his thoughts. Those thoughts of lust and desire he had for the strongest fighter in the universe.
He held his breath as he sensed a strong power level approaching. He hid inside the cave and waited, sighing with relief when he noticed that it was only Gohan and Krillin. He tensed back up when he sensed another, larger power level approach. His worst fear was fulfilled. It was his desire. And he had chosen this spot to get away from them, how ironic. He decided to wait inside the cave until they left. The three stopped and landed on a rock only about a hundred yards away. Vegeta sucked in a breath as Goku glanced briefly right at him. Great. Now Goku knew he was there. Vegeta scooted further into the cave, hoping Goku would fly off sooner or later. What he did hear though, was not at all what he wanted to.
"You two meet me back at my house. I'm gonna train on my own here for a while," Goku insisted to the other two.
"All right. I guess. But don't you come back with any more injuries than you already have k?" replied Krillin
"Yeah," agreed Gohan.
"Deal," chuckled Goku.
Vegeta felt the other two leaving but didn't move. He knew Goku was watching him. Goku probably knew it was him too with his luck. He held his breath as he heard the farmilliar crunching of sand under Goku's boots. It was getting louder too. Yep, he was dead all right. Goku knew he was there and was gonna make forgetting him that much harder. He let out his breath quietly as the light coming from the mouth of the cave was shadowed by the mucular figure of Goku briefly as he ducked into the cave and sat down right next to Vegeta. Vegeta refused to make eye contact with the other saiyan warrior. The two sat in silence until Goku spoke up.
"You're not the one I would expect to hide from us," he stated plainly.
"I just wanted some privacy, that's all. I don't fear you or your weak friends," Vegeta replied hotly.
"Didn't mean it like that. Didn't say you were afraid."
Vegeta didn't have a smart remark for that one. He hadn't expected Goku to say something like that. He just sat in silence until he couldn't stand it anymore.
"Why are you here anyway?" He blurted out.
"I should ask you the same," Goku replied.
"To bad I asked first."
"Well...." he trailed off
"Well what?!"
"Geeze! You're hot tempered today..."
"Just continue!"
"All right! I came out here looking for a training partner. You're the closest one to my power level so I thought I'd ask you."
Vegeta glared at him. There was no way... he could stand being Goku's training partner. He'd pounce on him after a second.
"Well?"
Without thinking or being able to stop himself, Vegeta replied, "Why Not...?"
"All right then! Meet you Spindel Top Flats in one hour. See you then."
Vegeta watched as the black haired fighter streaked off to their meeting place. Now what? He was going to have to train with Goku now. Goku was straight. How could he love someone like him?
He sighed and launched off towards Spindel Top Flats. He would have to conquer his lust... or risk hurting the only one he cared about...
~**~
After a short period of flying, he managed to locate Goku's power level. Damn. Why had he been so damned stupid?! He could have refused and Kakarott would have left peacefully. But, no! He had to except that baka's invitation! Now who was the baka?
Vegeta groaned and ran a hand through his mass of unruly hair. He was already at that mountainous area known as spindel top flats on this acursed planet. Maybe he should just leave Goku waiting? No! That was cowardace! Saiyans did not run from danger. Let it be their own's, another's, or both.
The Saiyan prince sighed and began scanning the ground below for signs of Kakarott. Vegeta gasped, startled, as he ran into something hard, stoping him. Muscled and caloused hands came up and blocked Vegeta from hitting who the prince had been searching for.
Goku chuckled and pushed Vegeta slightly, gaining some distance between them.
"Sorry 'bout that. You're lucky I stopped or I would've barreled you over!" stated Goku laughingly.
"Shut-up, Kakarott! Did we come here to spar or talk?!" growled Vegeta in response, slowly decending to one of the almost flat-topped mountains. "Are you sure these will hold the weight of a battle? These piles of rubble look as if a breeze would blow them over."
"They've survived this long with me training on them. They can survive one more spar," replied Goku, landing a little ways in front of his opponent and getting into a battle stance.
"Unless we make them topple over..." murmured Vegeta sardonically.
Goku's carefree attitude suddenly vanished, replaced by his serious, fighting lust. Vegeta decided that concentrating on the rocks behind Goku was a little less preoccupying than watching his foe. The Saiyan prince knew it was far to dangerous for both he and Kakarott.
Vegeta made the first move. He lunged with animated ferocity, barraging the slightly younger fighter with punches. Each of these powerful blows were easily counterd or blocked by Goku, showing the Saiyan prince, though his pride would not allow him to admit it, that this low class Saiyan was far from low class any longer.
The Saiyan from Earth's muscles bulged with hidden power, and his coal black eyes shone with a passion that only Saiyans understood. His body was heavily built, yet it was slender enough to a point where Goku's bulk would not hinder his speed. But his face was the most deadly of all of them. When Goku wanted to look angry or dangerous, he did both with one ferocious look which intimidated the enemy. Of course, his scowl was not nearly as frightening as his smirk. That look struk fear into the heart of even Vegeta himself. It showed the opponent that Kakarott knew their power, yet was not fearful or overly concerned by it.
Vegeta snapped back to reality just in time to block one of Goku's kicks and backflip to the ground heavily. A glimmer of sweat glistened on both of the saiyans' bodies, their almost equal strength giving them both quite a work out. Vegeta's face was set in an eternal scowl as Goku smirked, intensifying both the growing anger and desire with in the smaller Saiyan.
"Having fun yet?" Goku asked mockingly.
"Why? Are you?" Vegeta shot back.
"Not really. You're holding back," complained the other Saiyan, tapping his foot in mock annoyance.
//Damn!// swore Vegeta mentally. //If I power up, I'll jump him for sure! Yet if I continue to hold back, he'll consider me both weak and arroagant... Aw, hell...//
With a sharp cry, Vegeta powered up fully, his remaining energy pulsing through his veins. Vegeta returned Goku's smirk and launched a small ki blast in Kakarott's direction. Goku, startled by the sudden outburst, connected with the beam, its power sending him sprawling.
Seeing his chance to end this match, Vegeta, leaped on top of Goku, pinning the larger Saiyan down with a combination of legs and hands. Of course, when the older Saiyan realised the intimate position they were in, he blushed an interesting shade of crimson and glanced away from Kakarott, as if he were distracted by something...
Chapter 2
"Oof!" Goku huffed, as a heavy weight settled over him.
Sweat trickled across his brows from his earlier exertions and his chest heaved, breathing becoming quite difficult because of the applied pressure upon his chest. Goku looked up at Vegeta who, at first, smirked at him in satifaction. Then, to Goku's surprise, the older warrior looked down towards where their bodies were touching and blushed, turning his face away.
//Why the hell did he do that??// pondered Goku curiously.
He'd never seen the prince get embarassed over anything, let alone be ashamed of a mere spar. This sudden change in emotion confused the Earthling Saiyan, causing him to furrow his brows. He still had the same, quizzicle look on his face when Vegeta returned his gaze to the younger Saiyan.
"What!" snarled Vegeta, glowering at the warrior beneath him.
"I've never seen you blush before," Goku replied bluntly.
Vegeta blushed again and Goku sighed.
"Why the hell are you blushing?" asked Goku, arching a brow.
"It's none of your damn business!" growled the smaller Saiyan.
"It is when you're looking at me and turning as red as a tomato!"
The Saiyan prince blushed for a third time and Goku lost his temper. The larger man shifted his weight and rolled over so he was on top of the Saiyan prince, pinning him to the ground. Goku put his face up to Vegeta's until it was less than an inch away.
"That does it! Tell me or you're staying here for eternity!" growled Goku down at the startled prince.
"I... To hell with it..." Vegeta suddenly grabbed Goku by his mass of raven hair and pulled his surprised face to the prince's, their lips meeting in a kiss.
Goku froze like a deer in headlights. Vegeta merely smirked against the other Saiyan's lips and used Goku's surprise to his advantage, managing to slip his tongue inside Goku's mouth. The younger Saiyan tensed and was about to pull away when Vegeta opened his eyes halfway, the shimmering passion deep within them surprising Goku.
//He wants me? He wants ME? Naw... He probably wants to embarrass me...//Goku pondered mentally, his mind realing as Vegeta pulled away.
Goku scrambled off Vegeta, falling flat on his butt in his frenzied attempt to get off the Saiyan prince. The older man snickered as he sat up, licking his lips. The taller Saiyan blinked when Vegeta sighed and flopped down upon the slab of rock they had been practicing, his eyes closing slightly in inner pain.
"Knew it wouldn't work out... Why do you think I've been trying to avoid you all this time...?" Vegeta's voice was barely above a whisper, but Goku still heard it.
His heart ached when he saw the shorter Saiyan in pain. It wasn't fair that fate had dealt him ill cards. Then, the truth struck Goku like a kick in the forehead. How could he have been so dense?! It was all starting to fit together; the blushing, the stammering, and even why Vegeta had avoided him. He mentally smacked himself for being so stupid.
"Vegeta...." Goku's voice rang out in the uneasy silence.
"Just leave it be, Kakarott Do you want to humiliate me more?!" Vegeta's voice was rising with his anger and it also began to quiver slightly from mixed emotions.
One half of him told Vegeta to pull himself together and fly away, leaving the mess behind. The other half wanted someone to hold and hold him back, a voice in his ear telling him everything would be alright, and the warmth of another body enfolding him in comfort and strength.
"....No." Goku's reply caused Vegeta's eyes to widen slightly. "I don't want to let it be and I don't want to humiliate you!"
Vegeta sat bolt upright, his eyes gazing at Goku hopefully. Vegeta's openess was beginning to show Goku that maybe Vegeta needed someone... Someone he could relate to. No one on this planet could give him Saiyan comfort except...
Goku gulped when he realised that somehow Vegeta had closed the distance between them and was mere inches from Goku's face. This wasn't the man he had defeated almost two years ago. This was someone who had been asleep for many many years, and was only now starting to surface.
The younger warrior tentatively reached out a powerfull hand and swiped away a crystalline drop that had been forming at the edge of one of the princes eyes with his thumb. Vegeta sighed and leaned slightly into the touch as it slowly expanded into a caress that soothed the prince incredibly. A muscular arm slowly bound itself about Goku's waist before the other followed suit, locking the two Saiyans' chests together.
Goku answered the silent plee by wrapping his own arms about the princes' waist. His eyes filled with compassion and love as the smaller man slowly rested his head upon Goku's chest, a contented sigh rippling over his lips.
"Goku..." Both the sudden use of voice and his Earth name made Goku start slightly.
"Hmmm?" replied Goku, on the edge of slumber even though the sun was still fairly high in the sky.
"...How can you care for me? I'm... I guess you could call me mean and arrogant. I... I can't help but wonder..." murmured the prince, cuddling closer to the taller fighter.
"I suppose that you're just normal to me," replied Goku, smiling slightly and kissing his lover's forehead.
"Is that an insult?" asked Vegeta, false hurt in his voice.
"Nope."
"What does that mean then?"
"I'll tell you later."
"Fine with me."
"You know, this would be much more romantic if it was night time."
"Why?" asked Vegeta, raising his head to look at Goku.
"Because I'm like the stars, of course." replied Goku, nodding for emphasis.
"Really? And why is that?" asked Vegeta, chuckling slightly.
"I'm like the stars because I'm always there, shining just as brightly and just as warmly even if you can't see me."
Vegeta smiled once again and rested his head back against Goku's chest.
"Then it really doesn't have to be night to be romantic..." Vegeta slowly drifted to sleep soon after, his quiet breathing lulling his tall lover to sleep soon after.
~Owari~
He had tried to get those thoughts out of his mind. The thoughts about the only person who had ever defeated him. He shook his head and landed on a small mountain outcropping nearby. When he had first landed here... he was after the Dragon Balls. Now, after the first time he'd seen that gorgeous face, he was here for another. It was to conquer and eliminate those emotions which plagued his thoughts. Those thoughts of lust and desire he had for the strongest fighter in the universe.
He held his breath as he sensed a strong power level approaching. He hid inside the cave and waited, sighing with relief when he noticed that it was only Gohan and Krillin. He tensed back up when he sensed another, larger power level approach. His worst fear was fulfilled. It was his desire. And he had chosen this spot to get away from them, how ironic. He decided to wait inside the cave until they left. The three stopped and landed on a rock only about a hundred yards away. Vegeta sucked in a breath as Goku glanced briefly right at him. Great. Now Goku knew he was there. Vegeta scooted further into the cave, hoping Goku would fly off sooner or later. What he did hear though, was not at all what he wanted to.
"You two meet me back at my house. I'm gonna train on my own here for a while," Goku insisted to the other two.
"All right. I guess. But don't you come back with any more injuries than you already have k?" replied Krillin
"Yeah," agreed Gohan.
"Deal," chuckled Goku.
Vegeta felt the other two leaving but didn't move. He knew Goku was watching him. Goku probably knew it was him too with his luck. He held his breath as he heard the farmilliar crunching of sand under Goku's boots. It was getting louder too. Yep, he was dead all right. Goku knew he was there and was gonna make forgetting him that much harder. He let out his breath quietly as the light coming from the mouth of the cave was shadowed by the mucular figure of Goku briefly as he ducked into the cave and sat down right next to Vegeta. Vegeta refused to make eye contact with the other saiyan warrior. The two sat in silence until Goku spoke up.
"You're not the one I would expect to hide from us," he stated plainly.
"I just wanted some privacy, that's all. I don't fear you or your weak friends," Vegeta replied hotly.
"Didn't mean it like that. Didn't say you were afraid."
Vegeta didn't have a smart remark for that one. He hadn't expected Goku to say something like that. He just sat in silence until he couldn't stand it anymore.
"Why are you here anyway?" He blurted out.
"I should ask you the same," Goku replied.
"To bad I asked first."
"Well...." he trailed off
"Well what?!"
"Geeze! You're hot tempered today..."
"Just continue!"
"All right! I came out here looking for a training partner. You're the closest one to my power level so I thought I'd ask you."
Vegeta glared at him. There was no way... he could stand being Goku's training partner. He'd pounce on him after a second.
"Well?"
Without thinking or being able to stop himself, Vegeta replied, "Why Not...?"
"All right then! Meet you Spindel Top Flats in one hour. See you then."
Vegeta watched as the black haired fighter streaked off to their meeting place. Now what? He was going to have to train with Goku now. Goku was straight. How could he love someone like him?
He sighed and launched off towards Spindel Top Flats. He would have to conquer his lust... or risk hurting the only one he cared about...
~**~
After a short period of flying, he managed to locate Goku's power level. Damn. Why had he been so damned stupid?! He could have refused and Kakarott would have left peacefully. But, no! He had to except that baka's invitation! Now who was the baka?
Vegeta groaned and ran a hand through his mass of unruly hair. He was already at that mountainous area known as spindel top flats on this acursed planet. Maybe he should just leave Goku waiting? No! That was cowardace! Saiyans did not run from danger. Let it be their own's, another's, or both.
The Saiyan prince sighed and began scanning the ground below for signs of Kakarott. Vegeta gasped, startled, as he ran into something hard, stoping him. Muscled and caloused hands came up and blocked Vegeta from hitting who the prince had been searching for.
Goku chuckled and pushed Vegeta slightly, gaining some distance between them.
"Sorry 'bout that. You're lucky I stopped or I would've barreled you over!" stated Goku laughingly.
"Shut-up, Kakarott! Did we come here to spar or talk?!" growled Vegeta in response, slowly decending to one of the almost flat-topped mountains. "Are you sure these will hold the weight of a battle? These piles of rubble look as if a breeze would blow them over."
"They've survived this long with me training on them. They can survive one more spar," replied Goku, landing a little ways in front of his opponent and getting into a battle stance.
"Unless we make them topple over..." murmured Vegeta sardonically.
Goku's carefree attitude suddenly vanished, replaced by his serious, fighting lust. Vegeta decided that concentrating on the rocks behind Goku was a little less preoccupying than watching his foe. The Saiyan prince knew it was far to dangerous for both he and Kakarott.
Vegeta made the first move. He lunged with animated ferocity, barraging the slightly younger fighter with punches. Each of these powerful blows were easily counterd or blocked by Goku, showing the Saiyan prince, though his pride would not allow him to admit it, that this low class Saiyan was far from low class any longer.
The Saiyan from Earth's muscles bulged with hidden power, and his coal black eyes shone with a passion that only Saiyans understood. His body was heavily built, yet it was slender enough to a point where Goku's bulk would not hinder his speed. But his face was the most deadly of all of them. When Goku wanted to look angry or dangerous, he did both with one ferocious look which intimidated the enemy. Of course, his scowl was not nearly as frightening as his smirk. That look struk fear into the heart of even Vegeta himself. It showed the opponent that Kakarott knew their power, yet was not fearful or overly concerned by it.
Vegeta snapped back to reality just in time to block one of Goku's kicks and backflip to the ground heavily. A glimmer of sweat glistened on both of the saiyans' bodies, their almost equal strength giving them both quite a work out. Vegeta's face was set in an eternal scowl as Goku smirked, intensifying both the growing anger and desire with in the smaller Saiyan.
"Having fun yet?" Goku asked mockingly.
"Why? Are you?" Vegeta shot back.
"Not really. You're holding back," complained the other Saiyan, tapping his foot in mock annoyance.
//Damn!// swore Vegeta mentally. //If I power up, I'll jump him for sure! Yet if I continue to hold back, he'll consider me both weak and arroagant... Aw, hell...//
With a sharp cry, Vegeta powered up fully, his remaining energy pulsing through his veins. Vegeta returned Goku's smirk and launched a small ki blast in Kakarott's direction. Goku, startled by the sudden outburst, connected with the beam, its power sending him sprawling.
Seeing his chance to end this match, Vegeta, leaped on top of Goku, pinning the larger Saiyan down with a combination of legs and hands. Of course, when the older Saiyan realised the intimate position they were in, he blushed an interesting shade of crimson and glanced away from Kakarott, as if he were distracted by something...
Chapter 2
"Oof!" Goku huffed, as a heavy weight settled over him.
Sweat trickled across his brows from his earlier exertions and his chest heaved, breathing becoming quite difficult because of the applied pressure upon his chest. Goku looked up at Vegeta who, at first, smirked at him in satifaction. Then, to Goku's surprise, the older warrior looked down towards where their bodies were touching and blushed, turning his face away.
//Why the hell did he do that??// pondered Goku curiously.
He'd never seen the prince get embarassed over anything, let alone be ashamed of a mere spar. This sudden change in emotion confused the Earthling Saiyan, causing him to furrow his brows. He still had the same, quizzicle look on his face when Vegeta returned his gaze to the younger Saiyan.
"What!" snarled Vegeta, glowering at the warrior beneath him.
"I've never seen you blush before," Goku replied bluntly.
Vegeta blushed again and Goku sighed.
"Why the hell are you blushing?" asked Goku, arching a brow.
"It's none of your damn business!" growled the smaller Saiyan.
"It is when you're looking at me and turning as red as a tomato!"
The Saiyan prince blushed for a third time and Goku lost his temper. The larger man shifted his weight and rolled over so he was on top of the Saiyan prince, pinning him to the ground. Goku put his face up to Vegeta's until it was less than an inch away.
"That does it! Tell me or you're staying here for eternity!" growled Goku down at the startled prince.
"I... To hell with it..." Vegeta suddenly grabbed Goku by his mass of raven hair and pulled his surprised face to the prince's, their lips meeting in a kiss.
Goku froze like a deer in headlights. Vegeta merely smirked against the other Saiyan's lips and used Goku's surprise to his advantage, managing to slip his tongue inside Goku's mouth. The younger Saiyan tensed and was about to pull away when Vegeta opened his eyes halfway, the shimmering passion deep within them surprising Goku.
//He wants me? He wants ME? Naw... He probably wants to embarrass me...//Goku pondered mentally, his mind realing as Vegeta pulled away.
Goku scrambled off Vegeta, falling flat on his butt in his frenzied attempt to get off the Saiyan prince. The older man snickered as he sat up, licking his lips. The taller Saiyan blinked when Vegeta sighed and flopped down upon the slab of rock they had been practicing, his eyes closing slightly in inner pain.
"Knew it wouldn't work out... Why do you think I've been trying to avoid you all this time...?" Vegeta's voice was barely above a whisper, but Goku still heard it.
His heart ached when he saw the shorter Saiyan in pain. It wasn't fair that fate had dealt him ill cards. Then, the truth struck Goku like a kick in the forehead. How could he have been so dense?! It was all starting to fit together; the blushing, the stammering, and even why Vegeta had avoided him. He mentally smacked himself for being so stupid.
"Vegeta...." Goku's voice rang out in the uneasy silence.
"Just leave it be, Kakarott Do you want to humiliate me more?!" Vegeta's voice was rising with his anger and it also began to quiver slightly from mixed emotions.
One half of him told Vegeta to pull himself together and fly away, leaving the mess behind. The other half wanted someone to hold and hold him back, a voice in his ear telling him everything would be alright, and the warmth of another body enfolding him in comfort and strength.
"....No." Goku's reply caused Vegeta's eyes to widen slightly. "I don't want to let it be and I don't want to humiliate you!"
Vegeta sat bolt upright, his eyes gazing at Goku hopefully. Vegeta's openess was beginning to show Goku that maybe Vegeta needed someone... Someone he could relate to. No one on this planet could give him Saiyan comfort except...
Goku gulped when he realised that somehow Vegeta had closed the distance between them and was mere inches from Goku's face. This wasn't the man he had defeated almost two years ago. This was someone who had been asleep for many many years, and was only now starting to surface.
The younger warrior tentatively reached out a powerfull hand and swiped away a crystalline drop that had been forming at the edge of one of the princes eyes with his thumb. Vegeta sighed and leaned slightly into the touch as it slowly expanded into a caress that soothed the prince incredibly. A muscular arm slowly bound itself about Goku's waist before the other followed suit, locking the two Saiyans' chests together.
Goku answered the silent plee by wrapping his own arms about the princes' waist. His eyes filled with compassion and love as the smaller man slowly rested his head upon Goku's chest, a contented sigh rippling over his lips.
"Goku..." Both the sudden use of voice and his Earth name made Goku start slightly.
"Hmmm?" replied Goku, on the edge of slumber even though the sun was still fairly high in the sky.
"...How can you care for me? I'm... I guess you could call me mean and arrogant. I... I can't help but wonder..." murmured the prince, cuddling closer to the taller fighter.
"I suppose that you're just normal to me," replied Goku, smiling slightly and kissing his lover's forehead.
"Is that an insult?" asked Vegeta, false hurt in his voice.
"Nope."
"What does that mean then?"
"I'll tell you later."
"Fine with me."
"You know, this would be much more romantic if it was night time."
"Why?" asked Vegeta, raising his head to look at Goku.
"Because I'm like the stars, of course." replied Goku, nodding for emphasis.
"Really? And why is that?" asked Vegeta, chuckling slightly.
"I'm like the stars because I'm always there, shining just as brightly and just as warmly even if you can't see me."
Vegeta smiled once again and rested his head back against Goku's chest.
"Then it really doesn't have to be night to be romantic..." Vegeta slowly drifted to sleep soon after, his quiet breathing lulling his tall lover to sleep soon after.
~Owari~