Part two!!!!
And Goku finds out just how hard it is to act Saiyan.
The next morning, Chi Chi met up with Bulma and dragged Goku along. Goku walked a few steps behind her, arms crossed, a scowl plastered on his face. They met Bulma and Vegeta in a park.
"Morning Bulma…how are you?" Chi Chi managed to say before she started sobbing.
"Oh my what's wrong?!"
"I…I…Goku's not himself! He's not responding to me when I talk to him, he wont help me at all, and he stayed up all night training!" Vegeta turned to Goku looked stunned. While Bulma was comforting Chi Chi, Vegeta slipped back to talk to Goku.
"Wow. I didn't think you had it in you to make her cry! Well done Kakarott!" Goku nodded faintly and said nothing. "Uh…what's wrong?"
"Nothing my prince, but I don't think it would be right for me to have the privilege of talking to such a great man as you." Goku was making this up as he went, but it seemed to settle well with Vegeta. Vegeta couldn't keep the smile off his face and Goku could have sworn the prince was puffing up with pride. Chi Chi heard all this and started bawling her eyes out. Bulma shot a look of pure disgust at Goku before heading in a different direction to them, making it obvious not to follow. Goku immediately thudded down on the grass and groaned in defeat. "This is bloody hard!" he exclaimed.
"You think you've got it hard? I did the dishes last night! I had to smile, and be nice, and I didn't train for a whole day!"
"Yeah well, you can only train when you have Bulma's permission." Vegeta growled.
"This is horrible. How do you live like this?!" Goku shrugged.
"I grew up following orders. I guess after a while, I just stopped arguing." Vegeta looked down at Goku almost pityingly.
"How long do we have to keep this up?"
"One full week, like we agreed. And if either of us back out, we have to be the other's slave forever."
"I can't believe I agreed to that consequence." Vegeta said, sighing.
Bulma sat with Chi Chi on a park bench far away from Goku ad Vegeta.
"How did it happen?" Chi Chi asked through her sobs. "He's refusing to be called anything but Kakarott!"
"Kakarott? That's what Vegeta calls him."
"It's his SAIYAN name!" Chi Chi bawled.
"I'll have a word with him. You stay here." Bulma walked off to find Goku.
"You hungry?"
"What happened to calling me 'prince?'" Vegeta asked, smirking.
"That's only for when people are listening. I'm surprised you haven't made fun of me yet."
"Don't be stupid. It's good knowing you've finally accepted your place. But third class Saiyans can talk to princes. It's considered an offence not to answer someone of a higher rank to you though."
"Oh."
"GOKU!" Goku jolted at Bulma's angry voice. He just had time to jump up, cross his arms and adorn a look that suggested he was pissed of with the world before Bulma appeared. "Goku what's wrong with you?"
"Why does everyone keep calling me that?!" he snapped. Even Vegeta was shocked at the harshness in his voice. "Listen you brain dead moron! My name is Kakarott! When you get it through your incredibly thick skull, the universe will be a much better place!" Bulma was close to tears. Vegeta was in a shocked silence. "Now you listen to me. Ka-ka-rott. Say it!"
"Kakarott…" Bulma repeated.
"Again!"
"Kakarott!"
"Now remember it!" he stalked off to a nearby tree and leaned against it, arms still crossed, looking away from the shocked pair.
"Oh…my…god! Vegeta what's happening to him?!" she flung herself at him and, trying to be human, Vegeta wrapped his arms around her. But his eyes and attention were on Goku. Vegeta saw Goku in a whole new light. The taller Saiyan was actually an incredibly good Saiyan. He talked with a furious pride for his kind, and although Goku was only acting, Vegeta had found a new, weird sort of respect for him. He saw Chi Chi walk over to him. They were talking, although Vegeta couldn't hear. Goku snapped something at her. She flinched, but retaliated. He practically shouted at her. She looked gob smacked. She uttered something and ran off. Goku's expression remained cold as ice as he walked over to Vegeta and Bulma.
"I need a place to stay." He informed them.
"And you think I'll let you stay at capsule corp.?! Forget it Kakarott!" Bulma snapped. Goku looked straight at Vegeta, displaying the emotions that, as a Saiyan he could never show. His hurt, pain, anguish. Vegeta nodded.
"You can stay at capsule corp."
"WHAT?! Vegeta?"
"Please Bulma. For me?" Bulma was shocked. Partly because Vegeta was being nice to Goku, and partly because he was asking her nicely for something. She nodded reluctantly.
"I'll go take Chi Chi home…I'll see you at home Vegeta." she turned without looking at Goku. As soon as she was out of eyesight and ear shot, Goku crumbled. He fell to the floor and started crying.
"I'm so stupid! How could I be such a prick?! My life is ruined, all because of a stupid deal that I made up!" Vegeta fought hard to try and find something to say.
"Kakarott…a Saiyan conceals his emotions at all times…"
"But I'm not a Saiyan! I mean I am, but I'm not! I didn't grow up with them. I've built a life on being an earthling, but now…it's all gone…" Vegeta sighed. He put his hand on Goku's shoulder.
"It'll be ok Kakarott." Goku froze. Compassion from Vegeta was a rare thing, almost a myth.
"You don't have to pretend to be human. No one's around." Vegeta just squeezed his shoulder slightly.
"I know. But right now, I can't think of anything else to do. You're a pitiful excuse for a Saiyan." Goku smiled. Trust Vegeta to throw in an insult for good measure.
"Well, now I wont be. I've got nothing left to lose!" he stood up, his tears vanished, a solemn look on his face. "Come on then, Prince Vegeta." Vegeta smirked.
"Right. That's better Kakarott."
Bulma drove Chi Chi home in her car, figuring Goku and Vegeta could fly home. She couldn't get round the sudden changes in both Saiyans. It was like they had switched personalities. She didn't delve too deep into the problem though. It wasn't any of her concern anymore. She wasn't even friends with 'Kakarott'. She sighed. What was wrong with Goku? She heard a small sob next to her and remembered Chi Chi was there.
"What do you think's wrong with him?" she asked.
"Goku? I dunno Chi Chi, he's…just behaving like he was always meant to. Maybe something in him's finally snapped. Maybe he's finally being what Vegeta calls a 'true Saiyan.'"
"Oh my god…" Bulma looked sadly at her. She dropped her off at her house and went straight home. At least with Goku living at Capsule corp. she could ask him some questions.
After emptying four of the fridges in the kitchen, Goku was finally full. He thanked god all Saiyans had appetites like him, or he would have been in big trouble. Vegeta just sat staring at him.
"You will have to learn some manners Kakarott."
"Mm?" Goku looked up, his face crammed with food, making him look like a hamster. Vegeta rolled his eyes.
The door slammed and Bulma walked in. Goku swallowed quickly and stood up, leaning against a wall. Vegeta however stood up straight and unfolded his arms.
"Hello Vegeta. Hello 'Kakarott.'" she snapped the last bit. "Look Kakarott why are you being so horrible to Chi Chi?" Goku just shrugged.
"Does it matter?"
"YES! She's your wife!"
"No woman orders me around." Goku snapped. Bulma scowled.
"Look Goku…"
"MY NAME IS KAKAROTT!"
"Fine! But, what's wrong with you?"
"Lets just say, I've seen the light." Goku said, smirking. "Now show me to my room."
"Follow me." Vegeta said before Bulma got a chance to speak.
Goku followed Vegeta upstairs, promising himself to make it up to Bulma once the week was over. Vegeta lead him to room number 13.
"This is where you'll stay." He said, opening the door. Goku walked in and looked around. The room was in dark blues with tints of orange, reminding him of a sunset he had once seen.
"Nice décor." He muttered.
"Kakarott are you ok?" Goku turned back to Vegeta frowning.
"I guess…why do you care?" Vegeta smirked.
"This may sound stupid to you Kakarott, but I am the prince of all Saiyans, and I'm supposed to care for my subjects. So now that you're acting Saiyan, I'm supposed to care for you…and I don't mind. You're actually a very good Saiyan." Vegeta turned and left before Goku could speak. Goku smiled. Maybe being a true Saiyan did have its ups. Vegeta was being nice to him! For some reason, that one good thing neutralised all the bad things that had happened to him that day, and he was left with a warm fuzziness.
He crashed on his bed, grinning to himself. This was gonna be great.
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