Chapter nine.

For the next week, Kaiku spent most of his time creating furniture out of thin air. That is, until Vegeta called it cheating. Then Goku had been on a vendetta actually build something.

Mutilated furnishings now stood everywhere, some falling apart when you touched them. It seemed neither Kai nor Goku was that good at DIY.

"For god's sake Kakarott!" Vegeta yelled after falling off yet another faulty chair. "Just go back to creating them!"

{Do you want me to make anything now?}

[Yeah go on then. I just wanted to see how long Vegeta could hold out. This is one of the first times he's backed down on something.]

Before he could however, a flashing light enveloped the whole room and when it finished, Kai and Goku stood facing each other.

"Your wish has been granted." A voice echoed from nowhere. Goku first grinned, then burst out laughing.

"VEGETA!" he yelled. The Saiyan came slowly into the room looking pissed off, then stopped and stared. Goku lunged at him and kissed him, caressing his back and receiving and deep moan from the prince. He pulled away and smiled down at Vegeta.

"Thank god for small miracles." Vegeta whispered.

Kai was feeling very out of place just standing there, so he continued to create furniture and place it everywhere. He actually felt really sad that the fusion had ended. The glorious power and warmth he had had was all gone, and now, for probably the first time in his life, he felt so lonely. He would never be able to talk to Goku in his mind again, never feel his emotions, never feel that close to anyone ever again.

Goku looked over his shoulder at Kai and saw him casually creating furniture, looking depressed.

"Kai?" Kai jolted and glanced at him.

"Yeah?"

"Are you ok?"

"Why shouldn't I be?"

"Well you look awful and you feel really unhappy." Kai's heart jerked. Goku could still feel his emotions?!

"You can still feel what I feel?" he asked astoundedly. Goku nodded and frowned.

"Why shouldn't I?"

"We're not fused anymore!" for the first time, Kai looked up at Goku's hair and saw the tips of his hair were white.

"Yours are black." Goku said grinning. Kai frowned and walked over to a mirror that he had just created. All of the tips of his hair were black. "And don't worry," Goku continued, "I can still hear you in my mind, and feel your emotions. We may not be fused anymore, but we're still close to each other, no matter how far away we really are."

{Does this work any more? Can you here me?}

[Duh. Haven't you been listening to me?]

Vegeta watched as Goku and Kai's eyes glazed over. They seemed like they were going into a long-winded conversation. The prince rolled his eyes and went to get a drink, after which he sat down on one of the settees Kai had just made and flicked through the channels on TV.

{How is this possible?!}

[Well, I suppose it's because we're different species. I didn't have this after I fused with Vegeta 'cause we were both Saiyans. If you think about it, it's only logical that there should be differences.]

{I think you have some of my intellect.}

[Heh, probably.]

{How come I can't feel your emotions if you can feel mine?}

[Oh sorry.] Goku hadn't noticed he'd been keeping a lock on his emotions. He now let them run through the link he had with Kai and grinned.

Vegeta sighed. Goku having a bond with Kai meant he could never have one with Vegeta, but that didn't bother the Saiyan prince that much, as he thought they were a nuisance anyway. Besides, he had a sneaking suspicion that if he tried to bite the Earth raised Saiyan, Goku would probably have a fit.

"Hey Vegeta, when did you move?" Vegeta looked up to see Goku and Kai both looking at him.

"When you first started yapping. You really thought I was going to stand there and watch you two looking like you'd drunk too much?" Goku and Kai exchanged confused glances and both shrugged at the same time. This is gong to take some getting used to, Vegeta thought, scowling. "When are you going back to the land of the Kais?" he asked Kai hopefully.

"I am in no particular rush to get back. Unless you two want me gone."

"'Course not." Goku said before giving Vegeta a chance to speak.

"Besides, Kibito, wherever he is, is sure to come here, as he thinks I am still fused." Goku grinned and disappeared into the kitchen, appearing again with a soda and sitting down next to Vegeta.

"Hey Kai?" Kai looked up at Goku. He had just started to feel out of place again- something Goku must have picked up on.

"Yes?"

"You do know you can do whatever you want while you're here don't you?"

"Now I do." Kai said smirking. "Thanks."

Later that night, when Kai was totally settled, someone knocked the door.

{Go away…}

[That's very nice.]

{Yep.}

[Go answer it.]

{You! it's your house!}

[It might be for you.]

Kai got up and glared at Goku before stomping off to the door. Vegeta chuckled.

"Well… at least while he's here we have a new servant." Goku rolled his eyes and rested his head on Vegeta's shoulder.

"It's Trunks." Kai called, coming back in with demi-saiyan behind him. He had a puzzled expression on his face.

"Since when did Supreme Kai live here?"

"He's just temporary." Vegeta answered. Trunks nodded vaguely and looked around.

"Where's Goten? You said he was here."   

"He went out somewhere and hasn't come back yet." Vegeta said shrugging. Trunks nodded silently and sat down on the settee opposite his father. 

An uncomfortable silence settled on them from then on, halfway through which Supreme Kai disappeared into the kitchen. After a while, Goku couldn't stand it and made an excuse and followed him out.

He breathed a sigh of relief as he entered the kitchen and found Supreme Kai gazing absently out of the open window.

"Hey." He jumped slightly and turned.

"Found it intolerable then?" he asked Goku.

"You mean the deadly silence that consumes you and makes you wish you were fighting Freiza again? Yep." Kai smiled faintly and turned back to the window.

"I miss home." He whispered.

"Oh? I thought it would be quite boring. You know, just the three of you on an empty planet. No shopping malls, no other people to talk to, no cheeseburgers…"

"I must admit, coming here and staying with you has made me realise what I'm missing, but I've lived on my planet for eons, and I'm just not used to being away from it for so long."

"You should go back then. I'll tell Kibito where you are if he drops by."

"It's not really Kibito that's keeping me here…" Supreme Kai looked awkwardly up at Goku. "I… really like it here." Mild shock and amusement on Goku's part came through their link.  

"Thought you'd get attached to Earth! Not a bad little planet is it?" Goku said, grinning broadly.

~Kai, get back up here now!~ they both jolted and looked wildly around.

"Old Kai?!" Goku exclaimed.

~Hey Goku, what's up?~

"Where are you?!"

~That's a dumb question! On the Kai planet. Speaking of which… Kai get up here now! You can't stay down there! Who's gonna cook?~ Kai blushed vibrantly and didn't make eye contact with Goku, although he knew the Saiyan was on the verge of laughing his head off.

{Don't you dare!} Goku ginned innocently and tried to get off the subject.

"How are you talking to us?"

~Through King Kai of course!~

"Oh…"

~So are you coming up here Kai, or do I have to make you?~

"You are making me!" Supreme Kai argued.

~That's the spirit! Come on then! I expect you up here in the next three seconds!~

"I'd better go." Supreme Kai said to Goku sadly.

"Ok, drop by any time though!" he nodded and vanished. Goku felt a tug on their link as Kai travelled the many millions of miles to his planet. It was quite painful.

He sighed and walked back into the living room. Vegeta looked up and frowned.

"What's wrong?" Goku put on his usual huge fake grin.

"You'll never guess what just happened!"

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Well that's it! Thank god! Phew… any ways… I might do a sequel story 'cause I already have one prepared, which explains who the skull is and why Kibito took so long and all, but only if I get enough reviews saying you guys want a sequel!