A/N: I don't own DBZ and I don't pretend to. This story is AU so that gives me free range and my characters OOC (out of character). Be warned spelling and grammar mistakes will be found. ALWAYS! Another Warning, this could end up as a Yaoi male/male coupling. If you are homophobe then don't read. No-one is making you. Rated R
Royal Delivery
Chapter 22The King was surrounded by family and guards, saiyanjin warriors, elites in battle, were scanning the streets in search of a particular lodge. Others backed away, into the shadows as they watched them approach marching in the night air through the south side of the city.
Not a word was uttered as the smell of filth choked their senses. Mirai screwed up his face as did his friend as they continued to walk passed the many whore house and taverns that lined the street.
The teen looked over to see both his fathers with the same powerful determination, two warriors unfazed by the smell, with one goal in mind to retrieve the child that was taken, stolen from them years ago when he was just a young cub.
Vegeta's sharp sight scanned around the buildings looking for the right one when his eyes fixed, narrowed, on one in front of them. He stopped alongside his mate as they scanned the many windows that were lit.
"Raditz and Turles went with Nappa around the back make sure no-one escaped." The three bowed and called the others to follow and disappeared into the shadows as the king looked at each of the lit window on the second floor.
"Dad!" Mirai's hand flew up pointing to a window at the end.
The king and his mate looked up to where the boy was pointing. Their eyes narrowed on two shadows. With a growl, chests pulled and tempers flared, fists clenched with the taste of battle in the air. Mirai's blues hardened and his breathing came in fast as his blood pumped hard in his chest. It was time; eager for the taste of revenge now at hand. His brother's long calls in his dreams that have gone unanswered were now calling out, screaming for sweet revenge, to be freed.
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Where Gohan sat on the floor with arms still bound behind him he could see his master downing yet another bottle of strong liquor mumbling to himself on how wealthy he will be. It had been this way ever since he talked to the king. The huge man had been muttering under his breath about going back to his home world to show his friends what a success he has become.
Every now and then their eyes would meet and Gohan would turn away quickly not wanting to be seen, preferring to be forgotten as his master drinks on. The boy was going over his father's words that, he would bring him home, when Gohan felt a shadow tower over him. The smell of alcohol suffocated his lunges as dark frightened pools edged their way up the mountainous man who was smirking down on him with a bottle in his hand.
Within seconds the man held his neck in a tight hold so the boy had to tilt his head back so that he could see the boy's face. He laughed as the boy fought to get away while the bottle was pressed to Gohan's lip's forcing the liquor to wash down his throat watching as it overflowed down the boy's neck.
Slowly being choked, drowning with no air as the strong liquor flames and swelled inside of his throat. When he thought he was about to pass out the bottle was taken from wet blue lips, he was pushed back against the wall with thud so his master could get a good look at his face as Gohan gasped and squints his eyes for air, his body was scream to breath, to fill his burning lungs. "Did you like that boy? Huh I suppose your ass of parents won't let you drink when you get back."
Gohan glared at him as he caught some of his breath. He leaned closer and spat into the man's face earning a hand a cross his already burse cheek. Gohan was sent back against the wall again as the other hand reached down and lifted him up. The boy didn't care as his eyes hardened under the lethal stare of the man. "What you want me to kill you now? Not going to happen. Not when I can have so much fun with you alive."
Standing up with the prince in hand he sent another punch sending Gohan flying a crossed the room and tumbled over the bed. His body rolled as his head hit the side table before crashing against the wall nearest the window where he came to a stop.
Gohan's head was still spinning from the hit and now the strong drink was washing over his senses. Through the haze he looked up from where he lay and pushed himself up to see the huge form moving towards him muttering something. The saiyanjin teen fighting through the pain went to sit up with a cut lip and the taste of copper wine in his mouth he also could feel blood trail down his face. Through heavy lashes he watched his master clenched his hand into another fist ready to aim.
The boy waited for the end but nothing came, he looked up to see his master look out the window with his eyes a bulge. He was in time to her a curse before a explosion of glass and timber sprayed over them just as the door was blown across the room before it was vaporized.
Gohan dropped to the floor where dark lashes lifted to see the man been slammed with a powerful fist sending him hurling back over the bed and being plaster into the wall next to the open door. The prince's midnight pears watched through the haze as his body swayed. He saw a flash of gold pass him by.
His sights shifted to the sway of colours in front of him, he felt his chin being lifted up he was met with the familiar Royal colours on a chest plate before his dark pools reached up to met with concerned eyes. Gohan could hear yelling in the background. His body felt heavy as he swayed in his captive's strong arms not knowing what to think. His dark pools lingered as they shifted to another figure with lavender locks now in front of him too. Gohan's eyes tried to focus on the voices over the yelling in the back ground. He felt his body be lifted by strong arms.
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(From another POV)
Before he knew it Mirai erupted into gold and was rocketing toward the building with his hand stretched out and raised, in second an explosion sent glass to shatter leaving a gaping hole for the prince's to enter. Blue eyes, now teal thirsted for blood as his sights fell on his long lost brother tight grip of another, Mirai fist went flying at bone crushing rate.
Seeing nothing else, just a face, he delivered another punch at the man that kept his brother a slave for all these years. The man was a symbol of everything that had happened over the years, the cause of their pain, Mirai was going to make him pay for all those tears his family had shed in grief.
Vegeta stepped into the room. The first thing he saw was Mirai lunging at a large man with a murderess glare fixed in his eyes, the strong scents in the room that wasn't going unnoticed by any of them, if any it was fuelling the teen's need for revenge. Vegeta's dark eyes fixed on the bloody form lying beneath Mirai fist.
The king yelled at his son as he came over to pry the boy away from the half dead form. Unfazed by the murderous sounds in the corner Goku sights were on one, the boy on the ground.
Goku went around the bed and knelt down in front of the boy his eyes lingered on the small battered form in an over sized shirt stained with blood. The warrior looked at the bruises across the boy's face and arms, his sights watched as blood snaked a trail down the child's face from a cut above an eye.
Gently the warrior lifted his son's small chin to face him to see those dark eyes again that have hunted his dreams. He was met with heavy lashes. He watched as his son's distant midnight pears made their way slowly to his face. He held the boy arms tight steading the boy as he swayed. He could see his son in those distant pears, the boy they had lost, who was stolen in the middle of the night. Watery pools linger allowing tears to flow over his cheeks as Goku looked at his youngest son now a young teen.
He felt his throat tighten, restricting, choking his words a million speeches washed away as Goku's eyes soaked up the image in front of him, his boy, his long lost son was here in his arms a survivor, a fighter. The boy had lived through it all and now he was here in reach.
Through tears Goku watched as those once happy carefree pools, so full of love trying to focus on what he was seeing. A smile escaped the warrior's lips as he held his boy, the young prince. The next thing Goku knew was Mirai was at his side moving around so he could unbound his brothers arms, Gohan leaned forward with his papa support him as his hand where freed. "Chibi?" Mirai called.
The boy turned to his old pet name. "Papa how is he?" The teen asked as he moved to see his brother who was rubbing his wrists. Goku smiled with tears in his eyes as he brought his boy into his arm and pressed him to his chest for hug. Gohan tensed under the embrace.
Goku eyes flashed teal as he watched his brothers Raditz and Turles take away the animal that had done this, changed his boy to make him feel unsafe to be frightened in his father's arms. Vegeta turned his attention back to his young son leaving Nappa and the guards to keep unwanted sight seers away as he approached his family.
The king moved closer. Gohan was released from his papa hold. The boy was still tense confused as he sat on the floor. Mirai moved aside he looked over in time to see his friend Ursus step around Nappa and into the room. He sent a reassuring smile to his curious friend as he moved so his father could be close to his brother.
Vegeta's eyes stay transfixed on his son he saw anxious frightened pears as they tried to stay alert under his hazed mind trying to make sense of the images in front of him. Trying to focuses on the colours swayed around him as it only frustration him more.
The king's eyes caught sight of something that put joy back into his heart. He was rewarded with a rich brush tail as it flick with the boy's growing annoyance of the lack of sight and not knowing what was going on. A smirk grows on the king face and then a choked laugh. "I think our boy is getting restless."
Goku smirked down at his son's tail watching it flicking, just at the tip, where it laid on the ground at his side. "I think your right it's time to bring him home." Vegeta dark pools captured his partners own pears as they leaned in for gentle kiss, full of mixed emotions one of relief and another, happiness in finding their boy.
"Dad, papa Eew. Don't, there are kids present."
Both pulled away with in amusement only to have it grow when their sights fell on Gohan's wide dark pool trying to analyse what had just happened to the two emerging colours in front of him. "I think its time we should leave."
The king smirked as his partner lifted their son up to his feet. Once on their feet Goku looked down at his son's cropped main in a black mess. Gohan looked up to meet with dark pears. "Who are you?" Came a hoarse whisper.
With a warm smile Goku bent down to his son's ear and whispered. Gohan eyes widened with the familiar voice this close to him and the word spoken. "Family"
He looked over his shoulder to see another standing close he turned around with his sights followed another path to see others in the room, slowly he backed away into a strong broad chest shaking his head…no, when he heard that gentle whisper again brushing his ear. "It's over Gohan. Time to come home."
Gohan was lead out by two very protective and proud fathers with Mirai trying to get as close as he could to see his young brother. Nappa and Ursus talked quietly behind leaving the royal family some privacy. Raditz and Turles where already back at the ship with their new prisoner being put in his cell for now.
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Gohan found himself on a massive ship. He felt uncomfortable as he steadied himself against his papa. His vision had returned somewhat with the cool air. He could see heads turn to look at him. He averted his swaying sights. Goku looked down to see Gohan's curiosity taking hold every now and then as his sights returned to his surrounding. The king's cold glare forced onlookers to avert their sights as his son entered their small private camber on the royal ship.
Mirai and Ursus entered automatically not even believing they would be unwanted. Goku helped Gohan on their massive bed. Where he sat before letting his body sway and rest on the plush mattress, his dark pools watched as movement surrounded him. His eyes widened as his father Vegeta hands came up to his Ki collar, the next thing he knew he was trembling as pain surged through his body when he tried to snap the ki ring off his neck.
"Vegeta you're hurting him!" It stopped quickly as his father pulled away with Goku yelling at him. "Wait until dad comes." The tall warrior moved up and placed a hand on the boy's arms getting Gohan to look up at him. "We won't do it again. Grandpapa knows how to take it off." Dark pools still wide nodded. Goku smiled and brushed his son's locks aside as he placed a kiss on the boy's forehead.
Vegeta was angry he couldn't remove the ki collar. He didn't mean to cause his son pain but the ki band was another image of the boy's past he wanted erased. Mirai moved up to his brother Gohan who lay on the bed on his side staring at Goku who was stroking his hair. "Chibi?"
Gohan turned to the voice and he watched Mirai approach him with a wide smile that reached his eyes. Gohan looked off to the side to see a stranger looking at him. "Who?" He pointed.
They all turned to see where Gohan was pointing at. They smirked as Ursus eyes got as wide cheek flushed a shade different red of red. He didn't realise he was staring and was caught off guard. "That's Ursus a friend of your brothers." Gohan's eyes stayed fixed until he heard his father.
"Boy you need to get out of those clothes and get cleaned up." The young boy shook his head no as he backed away he didn't want them to see him. Goku looked up worried at his mate both knowing what the boy was trying to hide.
"I'll take you Gohan. You will be safe with me." The boy looked at his papa with hesitant pools. "Come on Gohan." Goku smiled and went to help him back on to his feet.
Gohan pushed himself back up off the bed and made his way to bathroom with his papa help. The young prince had to pass Ursus along the way. Their eyes met and Gohan shied away with the add attention in the room focusing on him before his papa closed the door behind him.
Mirai, with his unfading smile, came over to his friend and slapped him on the back before bring him into a hard hug. "We got him back." Ursus returned his friend's hug. Mirai pulled away with his eyes alight. "So what do you think?"
The other teen smirked as he nodded. "He's hot." Mirai beamed and turned around to see his father's piercing stare.
"Boy you keep away from him. He is still too young to be taken."
"Dad I wouldn't…" Mirai went to say he wouldn't dream of hurting him.
Vegeta's lethal tone was used as a warning, but he meant every word of it. "You will answer to me personally if I find a claim mark on him. You got that?"
"Yes father."
"And you keep away from him." Vegeta growled with his eyes fixed on Ursus, both teens were surprised and Mirai frowned. The other teen looked away nervously tightening his tail around his waist having been caught out by his friend's father, the king. As there was a scent of attraction coming off him for the young prince, he was pleased his friend was so caught up he missed his interest in his bond brother.
Some time later Gohan emerged clean, with his father's silk night clothes top that coved his hands and long pants a little too big for him. The ship already had orders to leave the port and was heading to planet Vegeta-sei, keen to get home with the prince on board.
Gohan's papa promised him new clothes once they got home. Goku had been very discrete with the boy as he tended to him making sure he was washed away the days' worth of dirt taking in all the burse and scars as he cleaned. The saiyanjin warrior was being strong for his son's sake but inside, his heart was ripping with the amount of injuries on his son. He was glad Vegeta hadn't seen them, some still so fresh tender to the touch.
Goku smiled at his son as he climbed back on the bed Mirai had brought a meal for him at some time, leaving father and son alone for the first time. Gohan looked at the meal and pushed it aside. "Try to eat." Goku asked only getting the boy to face away from the meal. With sigh the warrior lowered his eyes. "Ok no food yet. Under the covers and get some sleep. I'll be here when you wake up." Young dark pools watched as his papa moved the blanket over his son's small form and tucked him in like he had all those years ago. "I promise…."
"Don't say that…" Gohan whispered, getting a frown from his papa.
"What …Promise?" Goku asked getting the boy to nod.
"It's not a word that you can trust." With a heavy heart, sadness washed over the warrior as he leant down bringing his boy into his arms for a hug. Tears streamed down his face he rocked the boy and himself.
"I'm so sorry… so very very sorry Gohan, so sorry." Gohan listened to his papa's chant as he felt tears soak his hair. He stayed still not knowing what he should do, too afraid to move. In time Goku composed himself, noticing the boy's anxiety. "Sleep." He kissed the mass of dark locks Gohan nodded as he climbed back under the blanket. The boy looked up at his papa one last time before closing his eyes.
Goku watched as his boy slowly drifted off to sleep. He looked up to see his partner walk in wiping his hands with a cloth. "He won't have to worry again I have disposed of the filth." Vegeta motioned to his son now curled up a sleep in the middle of their bed with the dim light on. "The boy's Yajuu."
The king disappeared into the bathroom while Goku undressed and got into his night clothes. Vegeta came out in his long night pants. As they both carefully climbed around their son into bed when they did they looked up to see Mirai slide the door open with light from outside entering the room from behind him. "Brat."
"Father, papa can I come in?" Vegeta sighed with Goku ignoring him.
"Of course." Mirai smiled as he edged his way into the room. With Vegeta on his back looking annoyed, Goku watched his eldest son approach him. "I just wanted to see him before you both go to sleep." Mirai explained.
Vegeta frowned and raised his head off the pillow. "What have you got planned boy?"
"Nothing just Ursus and I are meeting the others downstairs for one or two drinks in celebration." Mirai frowned.
"You mean you're going to get plastered." Vegeta snorted.
"Geta!" Goku frowned
"Humph"
"How is he?" Mirai asked sitting on the bed and leaning over Goku to see his brother's pale face with dark locks covering some of his face and dark lashes closed looking peaceful in his sleep between both of his parents. Goku smiled with his son now safely next to him.
"I think it will take some time, but he has us now." He said with eldest son nodding his agreement.
"And when grandpapa comes to take his ring off, I'll be there for him." Mirai said taking one last look at his bond brother. He really wanted to curl up alongside him like they used to. With a heavy sigh he forced himself to leave. "Ok I'll let you guys sleep being old and all." The teen said as he lifted of the bed.
Goku nearly choked and Vegeta's eyes narrowed into the tiniest of slits as their son walked towards the door. Before the teen could escape from his comment a small ki blast rocketed towards his butt. He yelped as it hit. His father rolled over with a smug smile getting a rewarding smile from his mate as he lay down too, the lavender teen rubbed his butt and complaining under his breath as the door slid closed. "Remind me to reward you later." Goku purred, getting his partner's eyes to snap open as a slick tail slides its way under the covers.
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Just after midnight, downstairs, there was a full saiyanjin size party amongst friends and family being held as they celebrated the young prince's return. At the back wall amongst Saiyanjin warriors two intoxicated teens leaned against each other in slurred conversation with Raditz on one side and Turles on the other laughing about the two young pups as Nappa complained he needed something stronger and headed off in search for his favourite liquor. "Who's carrying them to bed?" Turles asked with raised brow, not looking like he wanted to offer.
"Do we have to? They can carry themselves to bed." Raditz said with the same unenthusiastic look on his face.
"We could leave them here but Kakarrot might get upset." Turles said getting a nod of agreement as they went back to their drink.
The two teens were attempting to talk. "W-wha…did you think?" Mirai heavy blues tried to look serious at his friend.
Ursus had no interest in royal protocol where his friend had been trained for it ever since he was born. A smirk washed over the dark hair teen's face. "I… think he's h-hot, real …hot."
"Hmm …m-me too" Mirai hazed blues smiled as his cheeks burned with whirling thoughts of him and Gohan things his father would disapprove of.
"Y…you …you one …lucky prince" Ursus nudged his friend.
"Yep." Mirai nodded in eager agreement, as he falls back in to his uncle's arms who looked down at Mirai over his shoulder at the intoxicated prince. Raditz and Turles both rolled their eyes as they went back to their drink.
"You know something …m-m-mir what's you name?" Ursus squinted his eyes as he tried to think of his friend's name.
"Prinsh Mmmirai?" The prince slurred out laughing hitting his friend in the arm.
Ursus smirked back as Mirai clasped on to his arm on the table. "Y…yeah …that it…I…I wouldn't say no to biting him on the neck." Turles and Raditz lowered their drinks with a worried frown set on their faces as they listened on.
Mirai raised a brow as he lifted his head off the table. "Bite who?"
Ursus nudged his friend with crooked smirk. "Y-your…brother…you know G-gohan."
The prince shook his head. "Oh…no- no…no you can't… he's mine."
"I…I know and I wouldn't want to do that …would I?" The teen smirked as his unsteady hand reached for his half empty glass.
Mirai leaned further and nudged his friend. "No coz I'd have to kill you." Unforced blues tried to push his promise further only failing miserably.
Ursus smirked and started to chuckle uncountable. "Yeah ..huhhuh and I wouldn't want that?"
Mirai smirked at his friend. "No it w-would… be un-un-unpleasant and messy." Both teens laughed as the two adults warriors looked at each other with concern before they where interrupted with Nappa placing four huge glasses on the table.
"Finally" They smirked at their large friend beaming down at his favourite drink until both brothers flogged one each. "Hey!"
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In the royal chamber a restless prince struggled with his demons as they visited him in his dreams fighting with the sheets as fingers rip and pull at the silk. Vegeta was lying on his back on his partner's side of the bed where he had snuck over earlier to be with his mate, Goku, who was curled against him sleeping so peacefully now his son was home. Both parents left the boy with the rest of the bed. Not feeling a ki or parent bond they both missed their child's distress until it was too late.
Gohan sprung up and kicked away the sheets as he scramble to the floor screaming at his enemy's to leave him alone. Fighting with his unseen demon, block phantom fist. Goku's eyes snapped open he sat up in a daze with Vegeta both confused from sleep until it registered. Both father dived out of bed and rushed over to the teen boy huddled against the wall pressing his body as far back as he could screaming for them to go, to leave him alone as he lashed out fighting, believing it to be the unseen devil himself.
Goku kneeled on the floor next to his son with stress and concern pools watching as Vegeta tried to hold the boy down stopping him from hurting himself. "GOHAN!" Vegeta yelled, shaking the boy as he did. More screams, another plea, a cry, tears rolled down as dark pools came into focus.
"Gohan it was bad dream." The boy looked wide eyed at Vegeta who brought him forward, then to Goku at his side.
"Master?" The confused boy asked. Vegeta growled and lifted the boy up to his feet anger swelled inside him as he shook the boy to face him again.
"Gohan! It's me your father." Frightened pears washed with tears searched for answers as Vegeta determined dark pools fixed on him as hands held the boy tight. Confused Gohan looked over to see his papa come closer. His sights fell back to the one holding him.
"Father? Papa?" Vegeta's grip on the boy relaxed as he embraced his son with one hand in the boy's black locks and the other on his back he held him tight. Years of built up emotion flooded the king's face as his mate watched royal shoulders started to shake quietly Gohan looking at his papa for answers, Goku smiled to reassure him it was ok.
Vegeta pulled away masking his expression but not the last of his tears, embarrassed for letting his emotions win. The king's swollen eyes looked towards his mate where he was met with a warm smile. "We are all tired." Goku spoke sending a reassuring smile to the king.
Vegeta disappeared into the bathroom annoyed that he felt weak and drained of energy. He knew his mate understood him that he was raised like this to cover up all weaknesses when you are the king of warrior race. He knew his son would need him to be strong and he didn't want to let him down. Not this time, not again. Vegeta splashed the cool water on his face letting Goku settle the boy. Tomorrow will be a new day, looking up into the mirror meeting his weary reflection he made a promise that he would be there for his boy, to be strong, to be the father he should have been to his long lost son.
TBC…
A/N: I wanted to show both sides of Gohan's rescue. Well I hope it worked for you anyway. You might have seen some plans get ready to be played out for the next chapters. I love stirring up trouble in my stories a bad habit of mine. *smirks*
I should try write a story where I don't give Gohan such a bad time …I think it would be a challenge for me even if it was just a chapter. *grins* I think I would be stuck on the first sentence. ^_~
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