How do I comfort thee?

Chapter 8: Today is the day

Pairings: G/V

Disclaimer: I don't own any of them.

Notes: This is about m/m relationship if you have a problem with this then I suggest that you go elsewhere.

A/N: It was pointed out to me that I was making some errors with my Japanese {as limited as it is} So, I had to re-check my word usage on some words.

Ouja: King, Monarch, Ruler

Ouji: Prince

Oujo: Princess

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The weather on New Vegetasei was totally unpredictable. It was the beginning of August and it was pouring down rain and it was the middle of summer.

Zarbon was just sitting at his desk going over some figures when the message monitor began flashing. He gingerly got up and wobbled over to the bed and hit the answer button.

~~To My Dearest Zarbon, I am sorry to say that I will not be home for at least another week. The delegates of Raikarre have not come to a decision of accepting King Vegeta's proposal for a peace treaty. I miss you terribly and wished that you were here with me. I pray that you are taking it easy and going to your weekly check-ups. I love you my mate and I will be home as soon as the liberations are over.

Raditz~~

Tears descended down Zarbon's smooth face as he deleted the message. Soon the silent tears turned into loud shoulder racking sobs. He laid down on the queen size bed forgetting about the mounds of paperwork that was on his desk.

Bulma had told him on his last visit that he needed plenty of rest, because he could deliver at any given day, but that didn't matter to him. He wanted his mate home, and it also didn't matter that the bed was being drench and not just by his tears.

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A plated dropped to the floor shattering beyond repair. Zarra doubled over grabbing her expanded belly. Sweat pooled down her face as a sharp cramp assaulted her stomach and back.

Turlis was still in bed when he suddenly felt pain from his mate. As swiftly as he could he slipped on a pair of black shorts and headed into the small kitchen of the bedroom. He found Zarra clutching the side of the stainless steel sink as water pooled around her feet.

"What's wrong?" Turlis asked trying not to panic.

"I-I don't know gasp Ahhh! I th-think my water broke" Zarra cried out as another contraction attacked her.

Turlis lead his mate to the near-by dinette set and had her sit down. Then he went about dressing his self. As soon as he was done he called Zarra's doctor.

~~Bulma here~~

"Sorry to disturb you Bulma but I think that Zarra's in labor right now"

~~WHAT?! How's that possible? She still has three weeks left~~ Bulma was floored. ~~Hurry-up and bring her to the main hospital~~ Bulma ended the call. She wasn't out door when her phone ranged again.

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Turlis gathered his mate in his arms. "Bulma wants you at the hospital now love"

Zarra nodded her head and wrapped her arms around her partner's neck. The brawny Saiyan went out of the window despite the heavy rain. Thank goodness that Bulma recalibrate the collar or else Zarra would be giving birth in her room.

Their morning had not even begun. Little did the oujo know the she was feeling her father's depressed stated.

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Luckily, the scientist wasn't far away as she rounded the last corner to her destination. She banged as loud as she could but the occupant wasn't answering the door. This was not turning out to be a good morning. Bulma decided to override the security lock on the door.

Back when Turlis had attacked Vegeta, she replaced all the locks on the bedrooms and royal suites with palm readers and DNA scanners. She alone had the access codes to override the locks for any type of an emergency.

The door slid closed right after Bulma entered. She quickly made her way to the back of the bedroom. She gasped as she reached the bed. She didn't need to do an exam to know what was happening.

Bulma went to the phone. She was going to need help.

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All was quiet in the royal master bedroom. Three hours prior Vegeta had changed and feed his six-month-old twins and settled back down in bed. Cuddling close to his mate the royal finally closed his eyes for much needed sleep.

About an hour ago he woke suddenly with a burning sensation in his stomach and back, but it was nothing that he couldn't handle but he wished that he could place the feeling.

Ever since Zarra and Turlis completed their bonding, she had been blocking him and he could no longer sense what she was feeling.

Damn that Turlis!

He glanced up at his mate who was sound asleep when the phone rang. Vegeta cursed promising to have the blasted device removed from his room.

"This better be good!" He barked to the caller.

~~Ge, this is Bulma~~

"Do you know what time it is woman?!" Vegeta was not in the mood. Well, he was but he was interrupted before he could get started.

~~Hey there's no time to get into that. Listen, Zarra's in labor right now and I'm tied up somewhere else. Please call Chi-Chi and tell her to go to the hospital to tend to Zarra and I'll be there as soon as I can~~ Bulma hung-up before Vegeta could protest.

/This is just fucking GREAT!/ Vegeta turned back over and shook his slumbering mate awake.

"hmm, not now Geta I'm tired" Came a jumbled reply.

"Kakarott! I'm not waking you up for THAT! Get up!' Vegeta barked, but he wished that he was waking Goku up for a make-out session. Babies come at the most inopportune time.

Again Vegeta forcefully shook Goku but the larger male didn't budge. The vein on Vegeta's temple was pulsating slightly. Of all the most inconvenient time, he would have to exhaust his mate to the point of no return.

Well, he was going to have to call Goku's harpy wife. He prayed to Kami that she was in a good mood, because he really didn't fell like hearing any smack from her this morning.

The royal got back out of bed and made the call. After he finished talking with the banshee, he got dressed and left heading toward the hospital.

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The circular ship landed in the decking bay. The door hissed opened giving way to dark grey skies and drizzling rain. The passenger exited the pod grateful to be home again. He couldn't wait until he saw his beautiful mate. However, his day of rest and relaxation would be anything but peaceful, as he dragged his tired aching body to his quarters.

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The human scientist trotted back and forth from the kitchen to the bathroom to the bedroom. Bulma had managed to change the sheets on the bed. Luckily, there was a mattress protector underneath or else the mattress would have been ruined from the excess fluid.

Bulma checked on her patient. Zarbon's eyes were closed but she could tell that he was in a little bit of pain. She had hooked-up IV's and fetal heart monitors. There was no time to move him to the hospital, which was a few buildings over from the palace; and she couldn't move him to the med-lab, he was just too far along.

When Bulma first arrived, she knew that he had gone into labor then she immediately check to see how far he had dilated. Zarbon went from zero to six in a matter of hours.

Bulma went about making sure that Zarbon was as comfortable as possible. Glazed yellow-amber orbs opened.

"Bul-ma" He whispered.

"Sshhs, Zar. It's only a little while longer until you're fully dilated then you can push okay" Bulma said trying to reassure the female reptile.

"I-I ca-an't do this' He replied.

"Yes, you can Zar. I'm here and I'm not going anywhere" Bulma wanted to keep Zarbon from panicking or else the baby could run into some problems, and she didn't have the equipment to handle an emergency.

/Dear Kami please let everything work out with no complications/ She silently prayed.

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Lazy charcoal eyes scrunched tightly fighting off the take-over of consciousness. A muscled arm reached over on the other side of the bed searching for the warm body that should be there. Goku opened both eyes when he discovered that his mate was not there next to him.

He looked around the room but there was no sign of Vegeta anywhere. Goku searched out for his lover's energy signature and found it in the hospital. He also noticed that Bulma was in his brother's room along with Zarbon. The gentle Saiyan sat-up in bed wondering what was going-on.

::Geta, why are you at the hospital?::

::Zarra's in labor but it might be a while before she delivers::

::Did you know that Bulma was in Zarbon's room?::

::What is she doing there? That woman needs to have her ass here!:: Vegeta yelled back mentally.

::Calm down Geta before you pop something. I'll go see what she's up too and I'll join you later:: Goku ended the call and got dressed.

His only problem was what to do about the twins. He couldn't take them to Vegeta, it sounded like he was on a short fuse, and Chi-Chi was at the hospital too.

"Gohan can watch them!" Goku said out loud in the quietness of his room.

He packed up Gogeta and Monaka's baby bags and grabbed onto them hugging each one in his strong grasp then faded out of the room.

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A short time later Goku reappeared inside his brother's room but he wished that he went with his first choice to knock before barging in. The Earth raised Saiyan quickly covered his eyes and turned around. He didn't want to see Zarbon from *that* angel.

"Goku? What are you doing here?" His friend asked.

Embarrassed beyond anything the Saiyan couldn't turn to face her. "Well, Bul I came to ask you the same thing"

"Huh?"

"I talked with Vegeta and he said that Zarra is ready to have the baby, and he wants to know why you are not there helping her" Goku explained. His whole face was still burning.

Bulma lowered the sheet that was blocking Zarbon's view and she went to stand face to face with the flushed male.

"Goku, I can't leave right now---"Bulma said but her friend cut her off.

"NANI?! Oh, man! Bulma you have to! Vegeta's going mental, and I don't think I can keep him from doing anymore damage" Goku ranted.

"Listen to me Son! I can't leave Zarbon is about ready to push his baby out. If I move him he could, either deliver the baby in a hallway or worse he could develop an infection. This is the best place for him now. Besides, Chi-Chi is there to help." Bulma said placing a gentle hand on his shoulder.

She could see the uneasiness in his dark eyes. He was starting to worry. Zarra was like a daughter to him and he treated her as such.

There was nothing else that Bulma could do to comfort her friend. Zarbon was going to have his baby first. However, she couldn't have the Saiyan warrior underfoot and giving her grey hairs. Goku had to go.

"Uh, Goku. Why don't you go to the hospital and keep Ge company. If you're there it's less likely that he'll blow-up something." Bulma suggested.

"Um, okay. I've seen enough already." Goku shimmered from sight without even saying good-bye.

Bulma turned her attention back to Zarbon. She checked him again he was fully dilated. Bulma cleansed her hands and dressed herself in scrubs.

"Okay, Zar. When I tell you to I want you to push." Bulma instructed.

Zarbon just huffed and nodded his head. Right when Bulma slipped on her surgical gloves the bedroom door swooshed opened.

"ZARBON!"

Bulma peeked over the screen. "Zar, its Raditz!" Bulma couldn't contain her excitement. She prayed that the commander would make it back home before the baby's birth.

"In here Raditz!" Bulma called out.

The longhaired fighter made his way toward the back of the room. When he got to the bed he couldn't believe his eyes. He immediately rushed to his mate's side. "Wh-what? Bulma I don't understand? Why is he going into labor early? He still had at least a couple of more weeks left" Raditz questioned.

"When I got your message breath I kind of stressed myself a little breath then next thing I knew my water broke breath I had to call Bulma" Just from talking Zarbon was wearing down quickly.

"Okay Zar, I need for you to push!"

Raditz grabbed on to his lover's hand for support.

"AARRGGH!"

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The blue haired genius made her way to the hospital to see how things were going with the oujo. She was wiped out after listening to Zarbon scream at Raditz for getting him pregnant, but the outcome was well worth all the misery of the reptile's rant.

She noticed that her husband was asleep on Goku's shoulder. He put his index finger to his lips indicating that his mate was indeed asleep.

"How's Zarbon?" Goku whispered.

"Fine" She said smiling. "Mother and child are doing wonderful. Even Raditz survived."

"When did my brother get back? Vegeta told me that he would be gone for at least another week." Goku said, very surprised that his older was home.

"Well, apparently about an hour or so after Raditz sent Zarbon a message stating that he wouldn't be home for awhile, Zarbon had worked his self up so badly that he went into labor. Anyway, Raditz knew that something was wrong with him and told the delegates to either to get their act together or risk total annihilation by not accepting the peace treaty" Bulma again smiled when Goku's dark eyes widen at that part of the story.

"Don't worry Goku. He only said that so he could hurry-up and get back here. Anyway, I'll talk with later I'm going to see how Zarra is doing."

Goku watched the retreating form of his childhood friend disappear behind the door lending into the royal suite. He looked down at his slumbering mate to make sure that their endless chatter didn't wake him. The large male placed a gentle kiss on his partner's head and sat back to wait on his stepdaughter's condition.

~ Inside Zarra's room ~

Bulma had just finished talking with the OB on duty along with Chi-Chi. The genius didn't like what either of them was telling her. Zarra was already hooked-up to IV's, heart monitors, and even a catheter but still no baby. After just 14 hours, Zarra stopped dilating. She was still holding at 4cm.

Bulma saw Turlis sitting next to the princess holding her hand and caressing her hair with the other. She had to break the news to them.

"Zarra. Turlis" She greeted slightly nodding her head.

Turlis motioned for her to take his seat but Bulma declined. The older Saiyan could tell that something was wrong. He could smell Bulma's nervousness.

"Is the baby alright?" He asked.

"Yes and no, because of Zarra's size she's too small to have a natural childbirth. Plus, even if she could push the baby out, she still couldn't have it naturally." Bulma explained.

The heart monitors was increasing in blips. Zarra was starting to panic.

"Zarra you need to calm yourself or else you jeopardize the baby's life."

"I don't understand Bulma. Why can't I deliver normally?"

"You've stopped dilating. In order for the baby to come out you have to be at 10cm. You're only at 4." Bulma hesitated a second before explaining the rest.

"What is it that you're not willing to say?" Turlis inquired. He saw the apprehensive look in bright sky blue orbs.

"The baby is breeched"

"Meaning what?" Turlis was getting more upset and it wasn't helping that Zarra was displacing all her worry onto him just so she could remain calm.

Bulma cringed a little. She heard the bark from his questioned. "It means that with normal delivery the head exits first but in Zarra's case the baby's feet are first. We need to do a c-section. The anesthesiologist will come-in to prep her so we can do the surgery" Bulma concluded.

Turlis gritted his teeth together as Zarra squeezed his hand.

"No" She whispered. "This can't be happening" Zarra started crying.

"Turlis please try to keep her calm. This is the last thing that we need is for the baby to be under distress" Bulma left the couple to inform Vegeta and Goku. She really didn't feel like dealing with hot-tempered royal.

Kami must have known that Vegeta would be a bear with a sore paw. Bulma couldn't be more thankful. The royal was still knocked out. She explained everything to Goku then left to get ready for the surgery. The long morning was turning into a very long afternoon and probably a long evening.

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By early evening Bulma was passed out in her office. She had been on-call since Turlis called her to inform her about Zarra then right after that Zarbon. She was dog-tired.

Everything went smoothly. Zarra had a healthy 8lb. boy and Turlis was practically bouncing off the walls because of that fact. Even Vegeta tried to hide his happiness at having a grandson, but he knew all to well that happiness was never within one's gasp, it was always one step away.

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The excitement of the day finally came to a slow stop. Vegeta and Goku laid in bed in a mass of tangled limbs, tails, and sheets. Goku had retrieved the twins and they were sound asleep.

Every thing was peaceful at the moment, which neither of them could deny, but the young Saiyan knew that task that awaited his lover. Soon, his mate would have to pass judgement against Turlis. Goku didn't know whom the sentence would hurt more: Zarra or Vegeta.

He held Vegeta closer and wrapped his tail around the royal's leg. No matter what the Vegeta's decides, he would be there for him.

~ TBC ~

A/N: Well, I think you know what's coming up next. What will Geta do about Turlis and how will it effect Zarra? Tell me what you think ^_~

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