Forgotten life part seven!
For the next few days, Kai was still too weak to move, which meant he couldn't get back to sharing Kaiku with Goku. Until he got better, they couldn't fight Majin Buu, which was making Vegeta very tetchy. He hadn't had the dreams since the last time no matter how hard he tried.
Kaiku groaned in frustration and sprawled out on the sofa.
"Why me?" he asked himself. Vegeta walked silently in and looked uneasily at Kaiku. He hadn't felt at home since the fusion, and since Kaiku's sudden explosion in the kitchen, Vegeta had become quite nervous around him, though he never admitted to such.
Kaiku now however smiled warmly at him and sat up so the smaller Saiyan could sit down. Vegeta did so, but sat quite far away from him.
"You okay?" Kaiku asked.
"Not really…" Vegeta muttered. Kaiku rolled his eyes.
"You're not still on about that are you?" he asked, meaning the thing about him loving Supreme Kai. Vegeta shook his head.
"It doesn't matter." Kaiku looked sadly at him. It had been so long… He reached forward and wrapped his arms around Vegeta, bringing him closer.
"Sorry. I have been very distant lately haven't I?" Vegeta nodded slowly. He was stunned that Kaiku was actually allowing himself to be this close to him. The Saiyan prince leaned back against Kaiku and sighed.
"It's okay. You're under a lot of pressure. I'm not sure who's doing this, but we'll find out three weeks after you two beat Buu." Kaiku tensed. "What's wrong?" Vegeta asked, puzzled.
"Well… from what you've told me… the skull only said we'd un fuse after the battle was over. It didn't say we would win… what if I die?"
"Then I'll wish you back somehow." Vegeta whispered. Kaiku smiled down at him.
{Goku?} Kaiku jolted. He felt Kai's strength enter him and he felt much better. "What is it?" Vegeta asked.
"Kai!" Kaiku said happily. Vegeta smiled almost desolately and pulled away from Kaiku.
[How are you feeling?]
{Much better. It'll still be a while before I'm ready to fight, but I thought I'd come out and see what you were…doing…with our body…}
[Aww come on! I would never…]
{Good. Listen, have you heard from Kibito lately?}
[Nope.]
{I wonder what's taking him? Oh well…}
[Are you hungry?]
{No, but you are.}
Kaiku chuckled and stood up.
"I'm going out to eat Vegeta. You wanna come?"
"Are you sure you don't mind?" Vegeta asked.
"'Course not." Vegeta nodded and got to his feet, following Kaiku out.
After Kaiku's usual 'meal', which actually consisted of several meals, he and Vegeta walked out of the restaurant totally stuffed. The staff at the restaurant were still in utter shock that two people could eat four seven-course meals between them.
"VEGETA!" a loud male voice called the Saiyan prince from across the road. He turned to look and saw Goten waving at him. The demi-saiyan flew over to him and grinned. "Hey Vegeta! Do you know where my dad is?" Vegeta pointed at Kaiku, who smiled.
"Hey Goten! Back from your voyage of self discovery already?" Goten just stared at him.
"Uh… did you fall into a can of paint and decide to cut your hair like supreme Kai?" Goku could hear Kai laughing hysterically inside his mind and smiled. It was nice to feel Kai as a part of him again.
"No. I fused with him. To beat a new Buu." Goten frowned.
"Well… why Supreme Kai?"
"Because Vegeta got himself too badly beat up for it to be him." Kaiku said. This made Vegeta scowl.
"Oh… uh, Vegeta?" Vegeta turned to glance at him.
"What?"
"Do you know where Trunks is?" Vegeta thought for a while.
"He's coming over next month. He said he wanted to see you as a matter of fact." Vegeta snorted, "Though why I have no idea. I thought you two fell out with each other over something." Goten grinned nervously in a manner that, at least to Kaiku, clearly stated that he didn't want to talk about it.
Later on that night, after Goten had gone up to sleep in his old room, Kaiku and Vegeta were left alone watching TV.
"How long do you think it will be before Buu shows up?"
"… Mmmm, chocolate…" Kaiku muttered. Vegeta stared at Kaiku, who jolted and looked at him. "Sorry did you say something? I was talking to Kai." Vegeta just scowled.
"Doesn't matter."
{What's wrong with him?}
[Don't ask me. The day I understand Vegeta will be the day pigs fly.]
{I'm really tired.}
[I know.] Kaiku stretched out on the sofa, kicking Vegeta slightly without realising. The smaller Saiyan growled and punched Kaiku in the arm.
"Ow! Hey what was that for?" Kaiku asked frowning.
"For kicking me!" Kaiku grinned widely and kicked him again, this time on purpose and much harder. Vegeta snarled at him and punched him again. Kaiku sat up and grinned.
"So what will you do if I do this?" he asked, leaning forward and capturing the prince's lips, pushing him down into the sofa. Vegeta was totally stunned. It was obvious this was Goku, but why was Supreme Kai letting him do this? The answer became clear when Kaiku punched himself across the face.
[Supreme Kai! Why did you do that?!]
{You promised you wouldn't do that! It makes me feel sick!}
Kaiku punched himself again. Although Vegeta was disappointed about Goku stopping, seeing Kaiku beat himself up was very entertaining.
They suddenly stopped and looked around, to where a bright light was shining in the corner of the room.
Buu stepped out and grinned.
"Buu thought he killed stupid purple Freak!" he said, pointing at Kaiku. Kaiku scowled.
"I'm kind of busy right now…" he began, before Buu kicked him that is. "Bastard." He muttered, clutching his stomach. Vegeta didn't quite know what to do. He sensed Kaiku's power increasing and saw him flare up into Super Saiyan Three, but Vegeta had no idea what he was supposed to do. He just stepped back and headed towards the kitchen. However, this made Buu notice him.
"Ooo look! Isn't that short guy the one Buu beat easily the other day?" Buu asked mockingly. Vegeta's rage flared up and before he could stop himself, he charged at Buu. Buu however, was ready for this and sent Vegeta flying into a wall with a well placed blast.
"Vegeta!" Kaiku cried. He snarled at Buu before hitting him with all the force he could. Buu was sent into the opposite wall and straight through it. "My house…" Kaiku muttered.
{Stuff your house! Get out there before Buu recovers!}
Vegeta watched as Kaiku flew through the hole in the wall and continued to beat up Majin Buu. Vegeta got shakily up and sighed. He still had no idea why he was needed at all in this fight. Kaiku had things under control and he obviously didn't need any help.
"Bloody hell!" he turned to see Goten staring wide eyed through the gap in the wall. Vegeta couldn't help grinning at the look of shock on the demi's face. "What the hell is going on here?!"
"Kaiku is fighting Buu duh." Vegeta snapped. "I need to sleep now." Goten turned to him looking puzzled.
"Shouldn't you be helping?" he asked. Vegeta shook his head. He didn't feel like explaining the whole thing all over again, so he just turned and limped away.
Upstairs, he tried to ignore the loud battle outside and drifted off to sleep.
~~Dream~~
Vegeta walked straight through the clearing and to the skull.
"I know why you are here." The skull said hastily. It seemed like it was in a hurry to say something.
"So… how do I fit into this battle?" Vegeta asked. For the first time ever, the skull had an expression. It was of doubt- like he didn't think Vegeta would do what he asked.
"You have to die for Kaiku." Vegeta's eyes grew wide.
"What?" the skull sighed- actually sighed. That's a first too, Vegeta thought vaguely.
"In a few minutes, you are going to wake up. You will go downstairs and see Kaiku in… well… a heap on the floor. Buu is about to destroy him with an energy blast… Whether or not you step in the way to save Kaiku is up to you, but bear in mind that if you do, you will die. And if you don't, Kaiku will die, and the Earth is doomed." Vegeta was silent after this, so the skull continued. "You will wake now."
~~End Dream~~
Vegeta sat up slowly and stared down at his hands in disbelief. He had to die, or be responsible for the destruction of Earth, and, more importantly to him, the death of the only person he had ever truly cared for.
He got up silently and walked quickly down the stairs. He saw Kaiku on the floor… Buu with the huge energy blast… and he only thought of Goku. Goten was nowhere to be seen. As Buu hurled the energy blast, and Vegeta, with speed he didn't think he had, hurled himself infront of the fallen warrior to take the hit, and his life was torn away from him.
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End chapter seven! Hope you liked it! Review please! More soon!
