Aishiteru Gaka no Ouji

A Happy Owari

Goten smiled as he sat on the right side of the bed, running his hands over the slightly rounded stomach of Vegeta. Half an hour ago, while he and Trunks were playing out in the gardens, Vegeta had landed before them in nothing but a pair of jeans. The first thing they noticed was that Vegeta was in shock, and they dragged him inside to warm him up and give him a cup of strong Kouchaa. Once the shock had worn off, they were able to ask him questions. Like what was he doing outside in nothing but his pants? Why was he so scared? And why…why was his stomach rounded? Vegeta answered all their questions honestly, starting with the main reason why he ran away. Vegeta told them about his pregnancy and how Chichi scared him away by making threatening actions to harm both him and the unborn child. At first, they were stunned. Vegeta was going to be a mommy, Goku was the daddy and they were its half brothers. But that wore off as soon as they realised there was going to be another one of them.

Since then, Goten had been taking good care of Vegeta, making sure he was all right and warm enough. Trunks was doing just as much, only he did so in a more technical sense. Because he had both his mother and father's brains, he knew how to work the machines in the medical lab. Using an ultrasound scanner, he was able to show Vegeta where the baby was. But Vegeta just grinned as told them they could tell by themselves if they just felt his stomach. They were a little hesitant at first, but that wore off as soon as they felt the comfortable hum of the baby moving around.

As Goten rubbed Vegeta stomach soothingly, he thought back to what Vegeta told him. He always knew his mother could be bossy and loud, but he never, ever thought that in a million years, she'd be this nasty. He at first thought it was because Chichi loved Goku so much that she was blinded by her own ambition, but he knew that was a downright lie. Goten knew that if you truly loved someone, you'd do everything you could to make that person happy. And Chichi had never once done that. Maybe before him and Gohan were born, yes, but after that things just went down hill for his father. He could still remember the looks of happiness when he told Chichi that he was going out to spar with Vegeta and how she'd yell and insult at him for nothing, making the happy smile fade away into a very sad look. She treated him as though he were worthless and meant nothing to her anymore.

Gazing up, he saw that Vegeta had fallen asleep, a small purr going in the back of his throat as both he and Trunks rubbed his stomach. Goten was very keen on having another little brother or sister, as it will make him the older brother. He hated being the youngest of the three hanyou Saiyan, and found that being the so-called 'small and cute' one was growing old. Especially now that he was growing up. He was also very happy that his new sibling would be part Goku and part Vegeta. Vegeta would be now part of his family. Because of this, Goten vowed to Vegeta that he would do anything for his new 'mother'. Anything at all.

And the first thing on his list was not to tell his father that Vegeta was carrying his child. When Trunks and Goten looked at him with brows furrowed in confusion, he explained to them that he didn't know what Goku would say if someone else told him. So they must leave that to him. Both of them nodded, not really enthusiastic about having to keep their sibling a secret until Goten's father knew. But Vegeta knew what was best, so what Vegeta says, goes.

Trunks sighed as he took his hand off Vegeta's stomach, his nose wrinkled in such a way it looked as though he had smelt something unpleasant.

"Doushita, Trunks?" asked Goten as he kept petting Vegeta's stomach. Trunks shook his head, lavender locks swinging back and forwards.

"Nan demo nai," he started with a sigh.

"Aw, come on!" begged Goten. "I can see that something is bothering you! So spit it out and tell me." Trunks wrinkled his nose again, as though he was considering telling his best friend. After a little internal debate, he decided to tell the youngest Saiya-jin what was on his mind.

"Saa, it's just that I can't help wondering if your tousan is going to show up." On hearing this, Goten's face pulled so much that it made him looked like he had swallowed a whole basket full of lemons.

"Of course he will!" he snapped. "My tousan loves your tousan and he will come for him!" Trunks just waved his hand dismissively.

"Hai, demo," he paused for a moment, searching for the right words. "We don't know how your tousan will react to this. I mean, for all we know, he could explode and want nothing to do with papa anymore…"

"That's not gonna happen!!" Goten exploded. "Tousan loves Vegeta so much, he'd be over the moon to find out that he's gonna have another baby!!"

"Demo, your mother…"

"DON'T YOU DARE CALL THAT TWO FACED WENCH 'MY MOTHER'!!!" he raged. "All through my life, that onna has nothing but bitch, moan and complain about tousan! Even when he was dead! She even went so far as to complain about me! Everything I did was a constant reminder to her of the husband that had left her! I hated it!" he spat. "I was forced to read books that I had no interest in and forced to do things I didn't want to instead of being able to go out and play like any other boy! Gohan said he knew what I as going through, but he didn't know the half of it! At least he always had Piccolo with him!" All this time, Trunks remained silent. Goten continued. "She wanted me to become something other than him, something other than the alien that I am! That's why she hated Vegeta so much! Because not only was he the only source I had to the history and culture of my race, but because he was the only source of caring I ever had." His tone got softer. "Vegeta was like…like…my kaasan. He may have tried not to show it, but I knew he cared. Nande? Nazenara…he was always there for when I needed him. And now, he truly can be my kaasan." He looked up at Trunks with eyes filled with sorrow. "Onegai shimasu." He begged. "Don't say stuff like that. We both know it's not going to happen but…it hurts to just think about it."

Trunks swallowed hard. He had no idea that his friend felt so strongly for his father that way. He had always assumed that Goten just followed Vegeta around because he was curious. And, at a later stage, Trunks thought that his best friend had a crush on the sexy ouji. But now, he could clearly see it was because Vegeta was the parent's that Goten never got to have. Bowing his head so that his locks were brushing his nose, he whispered his apology softly.

"Gomen nasai. I didn't know much my papa meant to you." Goten shrugged and gave a little smile.

"Daijoubu," he said. "I mean; no one really did. I guess tousan would have known if he, too, hadn't been following Vegeta-sama everywhere, but still…" There was silence as the two looked at each other, not knowing what to say next after such a dramatic display.

Finally, Trunks broke the silence by coughing.

"Umm…I'm just going to go down to the labs," he said, somewhat uncomfortably. "You know, to see what the tests say about the baby. I mean, we want everything to be okay, so da ne?" Goten nodded, a grin forming on his lips.

"I don't really think you should," he began. "But if you want to, go ahead. I trust Vegeta." Trunks cocked a delicate lavender brow at him.

"Eh? Nani? What do you mean by that?"

"I mean," Goten beamed. "That if Vegeta is calm about the being pregnant bit, then he obviously knows what's going on. I mean, I remember him saying something about Vegeta-sei being 96% male…"

"Matte!" yelped Trunks. "You mean, you listen to my father when he talks about Vegeta-sei?" Goten pursed his lips and narrowed his eyes into slits, very much what Vegeta would do. Trunks swallowed nervously.

"I find it very interesting," he remarked. "And if you listened as much, you would know that your line of family is descendants of Ryuu and mine is from Megami no Ku. Combined, you'd then realise just how strong this baby is gonna be." Trunks blushed a deep crimson, feeling very embarrassed to be outwitted by his younger and 'carefree' friend.

"Well, I'm just going to check up on the tests anyways," he said as he quickly slinked away from him, not wanting to hear any more of the fascinating history he had dubbed as 'boring'.

Goten watched through narrowed eyes as Trunks hurried out, practically slamming the door shut as he made his way down to the labs. Once he was gone, he let a giggle out and smiled broadly. He did so enjoy making Trunks look like a fool! Especially when it came to knowing about their planet.

Glancing back up at Vegeta, he could see that, even through all the shouting and the going on's, he was still fast asleep. As he rubbed the rounded belly, his thoughts wandered to what life would be like once Goku had accepted him as his family. Goten knew he had already accepted him as his mate, but mother to his children was another story. It made him incredibly nervous when he thought of Goku abandoning Vegeta, and his emotions ranged to the sad and disappointed, to rage and anger. He wanted so much for Vegeta to become, publicly, his kaasan. And now that the opportunity was there, he wasn't going to let it slip away without a fight!

Kuso, he cursed as he pulled his hand away from Vegeta's stomach. All this worrying has made me hungry! Goten didn't want to leave Vegeta all alone, as he didn't want Vegeta to be defenseless should his tousan use his Instant Transmission technique and suddenly appear out of thin air. He also wanted to hear what his tousan had to say about Chichi and how he felt about Vegeta. Sighing helplessly as his stomach gave a wail of despair, he clambered down the side of the bed and made his way down to the kitchen.

Bulma had gone out for another date, Mr Briefs was tinkering in his lab and talking to his neko again and Mrs Briefs wasn't there. The kitchen was entirely open to any ravished Saiya-jin, and Goten made good use of it. He practically emptied out the fridge in an attempt to appease his hunger. Halfway through, though, he thought back to Vegeta.

I wonder if Vegeta-sama is hungry? He wondered. I mean, he is gonna have a baby, so he must be! Goten remembered from his schoolbooks and from the chatter around school that when a lady was pregnant, she'd eat more than usual. Even though Vegeta was a male, the concept was the same. I bet Vegeta-sama will be STARVING when he wakes up! Not only is he a pregnant male, but also he's a pregnant Saiyan. He'll be famished! Although he wasn't sure of what Vegeta felt like eating at the moment, he decided he'd make a plain ol' sandwich.

…By Saiyan standards.

"There we go!" he said, puffing himself up proudly at the one-meter high stack of sandwiches. "This should be enough for Vegeta-sama for about an hour." Carefully, he picked up the plate in which the tower stood on, eyeing the tower as he walked to make sure that it did not topple over.

But it almost did as he bumped into something solid. He stumbled a bit, trying to regain his balance he had with the sandwiches as well as stopping them from falling to the ground in a messy heap. Once he was back on his feet again, he straightened himself up, all the while wondering what the hell he bumped into.

His question was answered when he heard a very familiar voice greet him.

"Konbanwa, Goten-chan!" Looking up with wide eyes, Goten saw his father peering around one end of the stack of sandwiches. Happily munching on one of Vegeta's sandwiches. "Genki desu ka?" he asked. Goten didn't reply. Instead, he just growled as he took a step back from his father.

"That was one of Vegeta-sama's sandwiches," he growled, making sure Goku knew that he was in a whole lot of shit. It had the reaction he had intended.

"Kuso!" he cursed as he quickly swallowed, not entirely sure of how to rectify his latest mistake. "Gomen nasai, Goten! I didn't know!" Goten just snorted as he watched his father.

"Alright then, apology accept," he snapped. "Now what is it?!" Even though he was using a tone that was supposedly beyond the Son males, Goku just smiled. He knew why Goten was behaving like this. He was trying to protect Vegeta from any danger. Obviously when Vegeta arrived at Capsule Corp, he would have told them what had happened. And, Goten being more Saiyan then his older brother would react to that and try to protect his ouji. Not only that, but Goku knew how Goten saw Vegeta, and that he would anything to prevent him from being harmed.

"Easy there, Goten!" he assured the hanyou. "I just came by to talk to Vegeta." On hearing this, Goten's eyes widened.

"W-what do you want with him?!" he half snarled, half yelped. Goten didn't like the tone of his voice. It was too much like Chichi's whenever she wanted to have a little 'chat' about the way he was behaving. Obviously it involved screaming. Goku knew this as well, and instantly raised his hands in his defense.

"I just want to know why he left!" he yelped. "Please Goten, you know how much I care for Vegeta. You know I'm not about to shout at him." Goten nodded his head, feeling a little assured that his father wasn't about to bite Vegeta's head off. But he had one last thing to make sure of before his father went up.

"Tousan?"

"Hai?"

"How much do you love Vegeta-sama?" Goku stared at him with big eyes.

"Nani? What do you mean by that?" Goten frowned.

"I meant what I said," he said, his tone mirroring that of Vegeta's when he demanded something. "How much do you love Vegeta-sama? I want to know otherwise you're not going up this stairs!"

Goku frowned down at the hanyou, not sure of where this as all coming from. He understood the fact that Goten really loved Vegeta like a parent, and would do anything to keep him there.

Maybe he's only asking me this because he thinks this incident is all my fault, he thought as he watched his son. I mean, if I were there instead of visiting Gohan, then maybe Vegeta wouldn't be in such a shock! Maybe it's done harm to the baby… on that last thought, Goku quickly gave his answer, not wanting to delay anymore, as he wanted to see if his precious ouji was all right. But the answer he gave was honest and truthful. "I love 'Geta with all my heart," he admitted. "He's my pride and joy and he made me who I am today. If I didn't have 'Geta, I don't think I'd ever have a life. 'Geta means the world to me, and I'd do anything to help him. Anything at all!"

Goten's eyes wandered over him for a few minutes, scrutinizing if what he said was true or not. But, after he few seconds, he sighed and moved out the way to let his father pass.

"'Geta-sama is up in his old bedroom," he said. "He's asleep at the moment. I don't suggest you wake him unless you want a really grumpy ouji!" Goku smiled cheekily at his son.

"I like my Ouji-sama anyway!" Goten smiled a bit. "And I think I should take that up to 'Geta while I'm going." He said as he took the plate from Goten. "After all, ouji's are pretty hungry when they are preggies…" he said, leaving Goten with a baffled look on his face as he disappeared up the stairs.

Goku quickly ran up the stairs, carefully balancing the sandwich tower as he made his way to Vegeta's old bedroom. He had only been in there once, but he knew the way, as he could feel the gentle hum of Vegeta's ki as he slept. He had been with his ouji long enough to tell what it felt like.

He stopped outside the door, tapping gently just to check if Vegeta really was asleep. But when no one answered, he gingerly pushed the door open and peeked around the corner. There, lying in nothing but his jeans, spread out on the thin cotton sheet placed messily on the bed, was Vegeta. Goku smiled at the kawaii visage. Vegeta looked so cute with his head leaning to one side of his shoulder and his right hand clutching onto the sheets. It reminded him of the fact that at this stage, Vegeta was very vulnerable and needed protection. Something Goku was more than glad to give.

Going on his tippy-toes, Goku made his way to the side of the bed, placing the sandwich tower on the bedside table. As his eyes wandered over the half naked body of Vegeta, he made special note of the slightly rounded stomach.

Looks like 'Geta pretty far ahead, he thought with a smile as he lifted his hand to place it gently down on the tiny mound. He must've hidden it from me for quite a long time! Rubbing his hand over Vegeta's stomach, he let a huge grin appear as he listened to his ouji start purring. Kawaii…

Vegeta tossed his head to one side as he slept. He was partially awake, but he was not open to the world. He had missed a nice catnap after his shower when Chichi chased him from his house and he was damn well not going to miss out on it! He didn't want to be all weepy and soft when Goku came to ask him why he left. Just then, a warm hand splayed itself over his stomach and gently started rubbing. Vegeta at first thought it was Goten, as the young hanyou seemed to be the most interested in the coming of his half-sibling. Even though the hand was far more skilled and experienced, he was too content to put two and two together and look up to see that it was Goku that was petting him so. But the petting hand was also waking him up. He didn't mind. He had had quite a long kip, and he was feeling quite refreshed, so he allowed himself to wake up. Stirring softly, he stretched his hands up and stretched like a cat, allowing all the stiff bone and joints to pop in relief.

"Go…ten?" he asked sleepily.

"Iie, 'Geta," said a very familiar voice. "It's me."

Vegeta's eyes snapped open suddenly and he jerked his head up to see if it was who he really thought it was.

"K-k-k-KAKAROT!!!" he yelped. Sure enough, there was Goku sitting beside him, his right hand placed gently on top of Vegeta's stomach. Instinctively, Vegeta pushed up, away from Goku, until he was right up against the headboard and grabbed a fistful of the sheets to try and hide his slightly swollen abdomen. But he knew it was too late. Goku had probably already noticed the change. Kuso! How long was he in here for?! How long had his hands been there?! Even though Goku's face didn't look angry, it looked questionly at him. Vegeta shivered a little, not sure of what to make of the situation. Luckily for him, Goku started.

"Daijoubu desu ka, 'Geta?" he asked in a concerned voice. Goku didn't want to ask Vegeta about the pregnancy yet, as it might make the already high-strung ouji a little more stressed out. So he started with a different topic. It seemed to work, and Vegeta's tense shoulders dropped a little.

"Hai, daijoubu." He answered.

"What happened?" he asked, moving a little bit closer to his mate. "Did Chichi hurt you when she came to our house?" Vegeta shook his head, his eyes refusing to meet Goku's as he answered.

"Iie, she didn't." he said. There was silence.

"Then, what happened?" Vegeta swallowed a huge knot in his throat, knowing that this is what he had been anticipating. In order to tell Goku why he fled from the house, he would have to tell Goku that he was carrying his child. And he didn't want any harm done to him or the baby. Clearing his throat slightly and looking down at his feet as though there was something interesting in them, he began to tell Goku his story.

"Ka…Kakarot," he started off softly. "There's…there's something very important that I must tell you that I have omitted since we got together. I…I don't know if it'll change the way you think or fell about me but…you have to know." Goku nodded his head, inching a little bit closer.

"Okay." Vegeta swallowed again before opening his mouth and starting off.

"You see," he said, then paused. "I really don't know where to begin. Maybe I should start explaining my predicament.

"In our Saiyan culture, more than 97% of the population was males. It wasn't only our genes, but the fact that we, as Saiyan's, breed like that. We couldn't breed freely with the females of our population, as they were reserved only for royals…though I don't know why. So, normal offspring were born of…male. Certain males were able to reproduce and bear offspring, so in order to carrying on with the Saiyan population.

"In the royals, however, no male could produce a child. They were all like the males of this planet. Barren and infertile. Yet…" he choked, not entirely sure if he was actually going to tell Goku this, but seeing as he had come this far, he had to. "I was.

"I was the only royal to ever been born a 'Ninshin Chuu no Otoko'. That means 'Pregnant Male'." He explained, knowing all too well that his mate had that familiar 'I-don't-have-a-clue-in-hell-what's-going-on' look. "I am able to produce babies like the females.

"I never knew about this. Not even when I was on board ship with Frieza. I had my mood swings and cycles like normal, but as far as I was concerned, it was normal! I didn't think I could ever have children! But that changed when I fell in love with your brother," he said, almost fondly. "I had been with Raditz my whole life, and to finally admit to him that I care deeply was a huge step for me. And when I found out that I was going to bear his child, I was…amazed. At first, there was the shock that I could ever have offspring, but that all flew into the wind when I realised how wonderful it was.

"Sadly, the happiness did not last. Frieza found out and put me through so much torture, I lost my child." Goku felt his heart restrain at that. To him, it suddenly became clear why Vegeta was hiding it from him. Frieza obviously thought it was very unnatural and, like any creature would do when they encounter something unnatural, went on the attack and attempted to destroy it. Vegeta was frightened that Goku might do the same. But he was brought back from his reverie at the sound of his ouji's voice. "I was desolate. I was angry and hurt! Raditz did his best to console me, but it still hurt so much to lose something so valuable! I was now terrified of falling pregnant again, in case I had to suffer like that and lose another child again.

"That's why I fled our house," he said, coming back to the present tense. "I was so scared that Chichi was going to hurt me that I…I…I turned and ran. I didn't want to lose another…not again…"

At this point, Vegeta was in tears. He had just let out his most biggest secret, one that only he, Raditz and Frieza knew at one point in time, and now Goten and Trunks. He was half expecting some disgusted remark, either about him being to carrying babies or one about Goku's brother being his first lover and father to his lost child. But none came. Instead, a strong hand gently gripped his jaw and lifted his head to gazed up into the ebony eyes of his mate.

"Kakarot?" he asked, not sure of what was going to happen next.

"'Geta," he whispered. "Don't be afraid that I'm going to get upset because you're carrying a baby. I'm not angry. If anything, I'm overjoyed that I get to start another family with the person that I truly love." He ran his thumb over Vegeta's cheek, wiping away the thin trails of tears. "I could never and would never leave you for anything in the world. I love you Vegeta because you are you. And that includes all those funny little Saiyan things that I don't have a clue about!" he said with a chuckle, causing a small smile to appear on Vegeta's lips.

"Arigato, Kakarot," Vegeta said as he leaned in for a hug, feeling very grateful that his koibito didn't explode in a fit of rage. Goku held him tight, rubbing his back gently.

"So, how far along are you?" he asked when he pulled back. Vegeta glanced down to his belly, watching with a happy smile and a warm funny feeling in the pit of his stomach as Goku ran his fingers around the tiny mound.

"Nearly two months now," he said, stroking Goku's hair, running each digit of his finger along each silky lock.

"Mattaku! You've been hiding it for that long?!" he asked incredulously. Vegeta just grinned. "Can you tell what gender it's going to be?" Vegeta shook his head.

"Iie, I can only feel him moving about." He cocked his head to one side as Goku looked up to him. "But I can tell you this, Goten wants it to be a little brother." Goku grinned.

"Figures, he wants to have a go at being the big brother this time." Vegeta chuckled as he shook his head. The smile suddenly fizzled off his face and was replaced with a very sincere look.

"Kakarot," he said softly.

"Hmm?" Goku pulled away and pushed himself up on his arms so that he was eye to eye with Vegeta. His ouji. His koibito. His mate. His.

"Thank you for understanding," Goku smiled.

"What is there to understand?" he asked. "I'm having a baby with the only person I've ever truly loved. And because I love you, it means everything to me." Tears welled up in Vegeta's eyes once again as he looked at his beloved.

Then, without warning, his launched himself into Goku's arms and held him tight. Goku didn't mind. In fact, he rather liked the new role he had to play. He got a chance to be a father this time. And with his true love.

"Aishiteru, tenshi no sora." He whispered softly, digging his nose deeper into the crook of Goku's neck as Goku rubbed shi back soothingly.

"Aishiteru, gaka no ouji."

Red: well, that's nearly the end of it, but not quite the end. Stay tuned for the next chapter and you'll get to see what the gender of the baby is and what they're gonna call it.

…and who's gonna deliver it! ^u^