font face="arial" size="2" color="CCFFCC"centerAuthor: Lil Dragon/center
Archive: You'd Better
Title: Sakura
centerWarnings: sap, OOC/center
centerVegeta held the brief letter with trembling fingers once again. It had been nearly a month since he had received it under the strangest circumstances, yet now the Ouji no longer believed Goku truly cared about him. It was merely because his saiyan lover no longer spoke to him or sent him anything to show that Kakkarot was truly watching over the older saiyan who still walked among the living./center
center//It's as if he was merely pitying me... Damn it, Kakkarot... Can't you see that I'm hurting inside...?///center
centerThe small saiyan was at his usual place in Maine; a small ledge over looking the busy bay as boats traversed the murky waters. Seagulls called loudly in the skies, their cries mingling with the foghorns of both the multitude of sea-faring vessels and the lighthouse towering over the ledge that it was preached upon on the opposite side of the bank. Mist blanketed the land, the chill and wetness of it causing Vegeta to pull his denim jacket tighter about himself in attempt to keep the cold out./center
centerMaine was the only place where he actually could find some inner and outer peace. Vegeta had once suggested that he moved out here, since he loved it so much. Bulma had merely shaken her finger and told him that it was impossible to move to the United States, let alone Maine, and that he wouldn't be able to get a job or make a living if he did move there. Thus the prince had to settle for these brief trips to calm him./center
centerThe steady sloshing of the sea beneath him eventually began to lull the saiyan prince to sleep, both his stress and loneliness letting go of his features as sleep held Vegeta in her arms, providing some respite from the outside world./center
center~*~/center
centerVegeta awoke to find himself in a grassy field, the long strands of greenery brushing against his face like feathers upon the wind. A mild sense of peace flowed through him, like nothing could hurt him here. He slowly sat up, glancing about to see where he was./center
centerIt was a thick, wavy meadow covered with wild plants, shrubs, and wildflowers in all colors, shapes, and sizes. Among the low-lying foliage, on top of one of largest hills in the vale, stood a beautiful Sakura Tree, its pink petals slowly drifting down to entangle themselves in a tangle of unruly ebony hair. Glistening eyes of onyx stared at him, love and compassion flowing from orbs of polished, black marble./center
center//Kakkarot?!///center
centerVegeta was nearly stunned beyond words to see the deceased saiyan before him, pink petals still strewn about him as they slowly fell from the small tree which gave them life. A smile formed across the younger saiyan's lips, a smile so innocent that it could only belong to the pure hearted warrior of good./center
center"Hey, Vegeta! C'mere! The hills look beautiful from here!" Goku cried, gesturing with his hand for the shorter saiyan to join him atop the hill./center
centerHesitantly, Vegeta obeyed, his steps growing in speed, soon turning into an all out dash, as he raced to his lover's side. Goku patted the ground beside him once the other saiyan had reached him, coaxing him to sit. Again, the Ouji conceded to Kakkarot's wishes and sat beneath the blossoming tree, a contented sigh rippling from his lips as he rested his head against the undeniable warmth, which he had missed so much. A few silent moments passed slowly before Goku broke the silence./center
center"Vegeta?" Goku asked, turning his head slightly to look at his prince./center
center"Hn?" was Vegeta's drowsy reply./center
center"Can I tell you a story?"/center
center"If you wish..."/center
center"All right. Once, long ago, the emperor of Japan lost his wife to a deadly disease. He became a cruel and bitter leader after that, punishing those who disobeyed him severely. One day, while strolling through his royal garden, the emperor saw the Cherry Blossom Tree, which his wife always sat beneath, in full bloom. Then, the blossoms were white, as white as the snow and the emperor detested their beauty for reminding him of his wife. From that day forth, the emperor ordered every tree in the kingdom be planted over an area of land where one, which had been executed's soul rested. Thus, the Cherry Blossom slowly turned this luscious shade of pink. Kind of sad huh?"/center
center"Yes... The spirits must've been in awful torment to be imprisoned like that..." Vegeta was now on the verge of sleep once again./center
center"I'll promise you one thing, Vegeta..."/center
center~*~/center
centerGoku watched his slumbering lover longingly for a few more seconds before he whispered his promise into his dreaming prince's ear, a spot on the cold, black rock beneath them darkening in color from the moisture of a single teardrop which fell from Kakkarot's eyes./center
center"...As long as my spirit lives, I will make sure you feel no pain or torment in your life..." Goku disappeared watching from the next dimension as his lover woke and sighed, finding out that he had been dreaming./center
centerVegeta dropped his eyes to the ground where he saw a single teardrop resting upon a single, pink Sakura Blossom.../center
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Archive: You'd Better
Title: Sakura
centerWarnings: sap, OOC/center
centerVegeta held the brief letter with trembling fingers once again. It had been nearly a month since he had received it under the strangest circumstances, yet now the Ouji no longer believed Goku truly cared about him. It was merely because his saiyan lover no longer spoke to him or sent him anything to show that Kakkarot was truly watching over the older saiyan who still walked among the living./center
center//It's as if he was merely pitying me... Damn it, Kakkarot... Can't you see that I'm hurting inside...?///center
centerThe small saiyan was at his usual place in Maine; a small ledge over looking the busy bay as boats traversed the murky waters. Seagulls called loudly in the skies, their cries mingling with the foghorns of both the multitude of sea-faring vessels and the lighthouse towering over the ledge that it was preached upon on the opposite side of the bank. Mist blanketed the land, the chill and wetness of it causing Vegeta to pull his denim jacket tighter about himself in attempt to keep the cold out./center
centerMaine was the only place where he actually could find some inner and outer peace. Vegeta had once suggested that he moved out here, since he loved it so much. Bulma had merely shaken her finger and told him that it was impossible to move to the United States, let alone Maine, and that he wouldn't be able to get a job or make a living if he did move there. Thus the prince had to settle for these brief trips to calm him./center
centerThe steady sloshing of the sea beneath him eventually began to lull the saiyan prince to sleep, both his stress and loneliness letting go of his features as sleep held Vegeta in her arms, providing some respite from the outside world./center
center~*~/center
centerVegeta awoke to find himself in a grassy field, the long strands of greenery brushing against his face like feathers upon the wind. A mild sense of peace flowed through him, like nothing could hurt him here. He slowly sat up, glancing about to see where he was./center
centerIt was a thick, wavy meadow covered with wild plants, shrubs, and wildflowers in all colors, shapes, and sizes. Among the low-lying foliage, on top of one of largest hills in the vale, stood a beautiful Sakura Tree, its pink petals slowly drifting down to entangle themselves in a tangle of unruly ebony hair. Glistening eyes of onyx stared at him, love and compassion flowing from orbs of polished, black marble./center
center//Kakkarot?!///center
centerVegeta was nearly stunned beyond words to see the deceased saiyan before him, pink petals still strewn about him as they slowly fell from the small tree which gave them life. A smile formed across the younger saiyan's lips, a smile so innocent that it could only belong to the pure hearted warrior of good./center
center"Hey, Vegeta! C'mere! The hills look beautiful from here!" Goku cried, gesturing with his hand for the shorter saiyan to join him atop the hill./center
centerHesitantly, Vegeta obeyed, his steps growing in speed, soon turning into an all out dash, as he raced to his lover's side. Goku patted the ground beside him once the other saiyan had reached him, coaxing him to sit. Again, the Ouji conceded to Kakkarot's wishes and sat beneath the blossoming tree, a contented sigh rippling from his lips as he rested his head against the undeniable warmth, which he had missed so much. A few silent moments passed slowly before Goku broke the silence./center
center"Vegeta?" Goku asked, turning his head slightly to look at his prince./center
center"Hn?" was Vegeta's drowsy reply./center
center"Can I tell you a story?"/center
center"If you wish..."/center
center"All right. Once, long ago, the emperor of Japan lost his wife to a deadly disease. He became a cruel and bitter leader after that, punishing those who disobeyed him severely. One day, while strolling through his royal garden, the emperor saw the Cherry Blossom Tree, which his wife always sat beneath, in full bloom. Then, the blossoms were white, as white as the snow and the emperor detested their beauty for reminding him of his wife. From that day forth, the emperor ordered every tree in the kingdom be planted over an area of land where one, which had been executed's soul rested. Thus, the Cherry Blossom slowly turned this luscious shade of pink. Kind of sad huh?"/center
center"Yes... The spirits must've been in awful torment to be imprisoned like that..." Vegeta was now on the verge of sleep once again./center
center"I'll promise you one thing, Vegeta..."/center
center~*~/center
centerGoku watched his slumbering lover longingly for a few more seconds before he whispered his promise into his dreaming prince's ear, a spot on the cold, black rock beneath them darkening in color from the moisture of a single teardrop which fell from Kakkarot's eyes./center
center"...As long as my spirit lives, I will make sure you feel no pain or torment in your life..." Goku disappeared watching from the next dimension as his lover woke and sighed, finding out that he had been dreaming./center
centerVegeta dropped his eyes to the ground where he saw a single teardrop resting upon a single, pink Sakura Blossom.../center
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