A/N: I don't own DBZ and I don't pretend to. This story is AU so that gives me free range and characters are OOC (out of character). Be warned spelling and grammar mistakes will be found. ALWAYS! Warning, Yaoi, male/male coupling. If you are homophobe then don't read. No one is making you. Rated R 

Royal Delivery

Chapter 32

It was late at night when Ursus found himself wandering the streets. "Bloody hell I feel like crap." He shook his grazed knuckles, raw from where it had met with Diar's jaw, eye, gut and wherever he could get the bastard before he was knocked unconscious.

Ursus left him where he had fallen on the floor of his room. He then climbed out his room to fly back to his friend in the palace. No sooner had he climbed out and prepared to fly, he was sapped of his energy and fell two stories down onto the soft ground, not before hurting his ankle. "This sucks." He complained as he tried to walk through the forest that separated the academy and the palace.

Ursus limped quite badly with his body favouring one side. He looked up to see a shadow step out from the dark of the night. "Who is it?"

"Hello Ursus. You're hurt." The teen's eyes tried to focus on the shadowy figure.

"Who are you? Come out where I can see you." He called feeling a rush of fear trail through him for a second until the shadow figure came out into the light of the stars. "Oh it's you. You scared me for second." The teen relaxed upon seeing the familiar face he had known from the first day he'd arrived back home.

"Did I? How careless of me, please forgive me." Artimis said as he came out from the shadow of the trees. His dark eyes remained upon the teen. 

"Oh it's cool." Ursus said with warm smile.

"I need to speak with you about a matter of great importance." The old man approached closer so he was standing in front of the boy leaning against a tree.

"I'm listening." Ursus rested his tired body against one of the many trees that were scattered along the path. Lights were emanating from the palace and the academy in the distance, releasing enough light over the ground around him to see.   

"My family is planning something that I must try and prevent …" Artimis went on to say, the boy's eyes widened. 

"Family… you have family?" Ursus was amazed. It was the first he had heard of it.

The ends of Artimis' lips curled upward softening his face with the slight smile at the teen. But his eyes were full of concern. "Of course. Now I must ask for you to accompany me."

"Why? Why would I want to do that?" Ursus frowned looking serious at the old man not sure of this meeting in the woods alone.

Artimis could see the boy was concerned, but he needed to have his help so he pushed on. "Don't worry I'm not going to hurt you."

"No I'm not going. I need to get to the palace. I want to see Mirai and to see Gohan. I want to know that they are alright." He was full of concern for both his friends. It was a misfortune, what had happened, and he needed to know they were all right.

Artimis' smile deepened. He liked Ursus ever since he first met him as wild and curious as he was. Getting him and the prince into a lot trouble. "Oh how sweet. A true friend you are to both our princes. This is why I must speak with you. Our young prince is not at the palace… "

"Gohan, where is he?" Ursus' frown deepened. He was at a loss. Where would the young one have gone? 

Artimis waved for him to follow as he took a step back towards the shadow of the forest. "Come with me first I can help take some of the strain from you and cool your fever."

Ursus glared at him in disbelief and disgusted. "Fuck, not you too."

"No I'm not going to harm you. I told you that." Artimis raised his hands. The long sleeves of his ancient Saiyan garments, long not used in these times, slipped down showing his aging skin; so frail looking.

"Well why in the hell would I want to go with you? And where is Chibi?" Ursus demanded. Not knowing what to think of this man he'd only known from time to time, with Mirai cornering him from time to time when he needed to speak to someone outside the royal family.   

"He's at Carso. You need to get the young prince out of there. He's not safe…" Artimis was interrupted with the boy's concerns.

"What are you on about? What's at Carso that would threaten the prince?" The teen was fearful but he was still feeling somewhat groggy from the drugs and the heat. All this combined made it very hard to think clearly.

"Come with me." Artimis pleaded.

"No first I have to go and see Mirai he'll be hurting." Ursus pointed up at the palace while his eyes remained fixed on the old man.

"Yes the prince was foolish." Artimis shook his head feeling sorry for the royal teen.

"Take that back! Mirai is not foolish." Ursus was feeling very protective over his long time friend. It came through in his expression with his eyes, hardening. 

"I didn't mean to anger you." Artimis tilted his head lowering his eyelids as he said this, in a slight bow, as he would give to someone of respect.

Ursus frowned, he was mad at the words but the old man has always been nice to him, showing him kindness he didn't necessary get from others being a nobody and hanging around the palace with the royal family or with Raditz. "Well you did and now you tell me why Gohan is in danger. How can I help him I'm in the beginning of the heat? We need Mirai if Chibi is in danger, Mirai has the right to know, even the King."

Artimis shook his head. "I can't go against my family, my own flesh and blood, by telling the King even if I disapprove of them. But you are friends with both our princes. You could get the boy to listen to you. Talk to him, make him see sense. Talk him out of his pain…"

"What pain? What's going on?" Ursus found these words unsettling. He was filled with concern and the strain of fear for the boy he classed as a close friend.

"Come with me all will be explained. I'll take you to the blue baths, it will cool you. Your not that far yet in the heat, the blue pool will ease your suffering then you can go to the prince and talk him out of his unhappy venture before it's too late." Artimis pleaded on.

"But what of Mirai I can't leave him, he needs to be with a friend." Ursus argued. He felt like he was being cut in two. He wanted to be with both his friends, they needed him. 

"He has tasted the boy. He would only make things worse." Artimis said, keen to go and take the boy with him to help the young prince that captured his heart years ago. He even went on his own hunt for the boy and had come close to finding Gohan a few times. Twice he saw him and each time he could do nothing to help the young prince.

He had used one of his many gifts to astral project across the stars and had linked with others that had seen the boy. Some had led him straight to him. By this time the boy was considered dead by many. He could do nothing but watch the boy and hint to the King to venture to those stars but always the boy's master was on the run. The old man looked at the teen in front of him with calculated look about him.

Ursus thought about it and wondered out loud with his thoughts to the old man. "Wouldn't the blue pool work for him?"

Artimis raised an eyebrow and his lips pressed together in thought. "I don't know. To the best of my knowledge this has never happened. I can't say they wouldn't help the heir."

"Could we give it go?" Ursus pushed further hoping to ease his friend's suffering, and to help Gohan together.

Artimis nodded. "Very well but the King must not know of this. I can't have my only family in danger of the King's wrath. I'm too old to save them from these things now." 

"Fine let me get Mirai. Then you can take us to the blue pools." Ursus was keen to start this new adventure.

"Very well, but we have to be quick. Prince Mirai will have to be returned before you both are found missing." Artimis stated. 

"Cool, take me to him. You can fly can't you?" Ursus asked the old man.

Artimis lips curled into small smile. "I can but not your way. Now hold onto me I'll take you to the prince's room."

"What ever you say." Ursus came up close to him. The old man's arm was out for him to take. The teen's eyes widened as a weird sensation washed over him like pins and needles as his body faded with the old man. "Shit!"

~~~

"My prince you surprise me." Collis purred.

"How so?" Gohan asked sitting on the cold grey wall at the back of the mansion. The forest brushed up close to the other side of the wall with its small leafy vines creeping over it. There was a path that curved its way to the dining room behind Collis, who lent against the wall near him to be, as close as he could to the prince absorbing what the handsome features the prince had to offer him. Gohan asked again. "How do I surprise you?"

Collis went on to explain. "I've fought with others that are not Saiyans and have no ki on our missions. But none of them have had the strength I have seen here today in our friendly spar." The older teen explained.

"Really so you think I can be as strong as Mirai?" The young prince asked, keen to know.

Collis gave a bitter laugh. "Huh …Prince Mirai, Hmmm I think you will succeed him in a lot thing and yes strength." Collis shifted his shoulders back and frowned with some concern. "Have I said something to upset you?"

Gohan looked down at his lap and fiddled, dusting the smallest of dirt from his pants. "No not really…It's just…well I miss him and Ursus."

Collis came closer, putting his hand on the boy's thigh squeezing it slightly, getting the boy to look up at him. "Oh my prince, it hurts me to see you in pain like this. Think no more of them while you reside here." He moved closer so he was in front of the boy with his hands gently and slowly rubbing along the prince's thighs, arousing himself as he did. Gohan did nothing; his mind was on Mirai and how he missed him.

"I can't help it. It took a lifetime to find them and now I have left them again." The boy explained, looking away from Collis' actions and back down towards the path where his eyes stayed. Collis pressed himself closer between Gohan's thighs.

"If it hurts so much I will take you back…" The older teen whispered in a sensual voice. Weather it was lie or truth Gohan couldn't tell.

Gohan's head snapped back to face the teen breathing in the scent of wine from the older boy. Collis' eyes were glazing over with a new flame. Gohan looked away back at the path fearful of the look the other teen was giving him. "No I want to stay here with you and learn…I can't go back there… not yet… not… not with Mirai like he is. I want to get strong then… when the ki collar is gone I want to learn more. Then I can feel safe again and my family will not have to feel like they have to watch out for poor little Gohan."

Collis was taken back a little with that and raised eyebrow to it. "I'm sure they don't think…"

Gohan turned back and looked at him with a spark of anger. "Yes they do! Every time I look into their eyes it's the same from all of them… pity, sadness. I see it all the time. It gets me so mad. That they think I have to be protected as if I'm a child, a small cub… Collis I am no child I'm just trapped in this image that's all and I want to escape…"

Collis' expression softened. "My prince if you let me I will help you. If you let me I could solve all your problems. Trust in me. Let me take care of this for you. I so want to do this for you… to take care of you…"

"Because you pity me?" Gohan frowned still feeling the sting of anger inside.

The other teen shook his head. "No I don't pity you my prince. I can prove to you that I don't pity you. My nature is harsh and I'm cold but I can make you better. If you let me have what I need from you …"

"What do you mean?" Gohan frowned. He had a fair idea what, but he wanted to hear it for himself.

"After the celebrations I would like to help you so very much." Collis eyes lingered over the boy's young features until he was trailing down over his neck with his fingers.

"I don't understand?" Gohan shivered as he had done when Collis had done this the first time.

"Don't think of it just now. Will you let me kiss you?" Collis whispered softly as his dark eyes lifted from the boy's neck to his silky lips.

"Kiss me…" Gohan eyes looked sad… unsure… even fearful.

"Yes." Collis rasped, breathing in the alluring scent of the prince.    

No longer waiting for the prince's answer Collis' mouth fell upon Gohan's capturing it. His soft royal cushioned lips were sweet to touch, sensational a gentleness in its return. An arousing moan escaped from Collis.

Gohan didn't struggle, he never pulled away instead he deepened the kiss. His lean muscled arms coated the other teen's broad shoulders bringing him even closer. His strong hands and slender fingers massaged the massive dark mane at the back of Collis head. Woozy from the wine they fed him at dinner a moan escaped his own throat only to be muffled and swallowed by Collis.

Though Gohan had no passion or desires, he fell back on his training as a pleaser slave. He allowed his training from the past to be free to do what was expected of him. He needed to please Collis for his plan to work.... for both their plans to work. Collis' hands tightened around the younger boy's slender waist, large hands that roamed along the fine fabric of Gohan's top.

Pressing the boy closer, still feeling the warmth radiating from him as he battled with his tongue. Collis knew there was nothing from the boy as emotions go but he wasn't asking for it he was feeding off his own heated arousal.

Gohan could feel himself been lifted up into strong arms without their mouths unlocking. He could feel his body being crushed by the other teen. His legs tightened around the other teen's wide waist. The young prince was losing what little air he had left by the older boy's passion. He broke the lock with gasp, his lungs were burning, pleading to be filled. Gohan looked into Collis' heavily lusting eyes.

They stared back at him; it chilled him, so different from Mirai's tender blues even when they covered heavy in the mist of lust. No… Mirai never sent a chill, only confusion and anger but this was different to be truthful, it scared him.

Within seconds, Collis again had him, forcefully sucking the air… the life out of him. The older boy's tongue wrestled for dominance, Gohan never once fought, he submitted to the older teen. *This is what you wanted…remember- you asked for this. This is the way things must be with him, Collis. Mirai deserves better than me; a street whore is what I am…cheap. He deserves so much more, my sweet Mirai.* 

Gohan felt Collis lift him up and then their lips separated as the older boy carried him over to a larger tree with its silver/tan bark and its widening thick root that carved a path out of the earth, snaking its way as if seeking to escape from this place. They could be used as walls, embracing, within its tree root, arms keeping the chill of the breeze away. Its heavy foliage, which flowed down, laced and curtained itself around the ancient frame that would screen them from prying eyes. "Trust me, my prince."

Collis' eyes filled with lust, a feral desire, eyelids that drew heavy over dark glazed pools, focused only on swollen cherry lips, sweet velvet silks, so supple and full. His sights shifted, trailing over the flawless features and the softness of creamy milk skin, those high cheekbones. He moved, trailing up to be met with rich dark ink pools that could be so full of emotion yet now an empty void of one important thing… love.

The other boy laid them both down on the soft earth. Gohan's eyes never left the other teen as he leaned back on the cool grass, a self-satisfying smile curled upon Collis' face. "My sweet prince."

Gohan watched, as Collis' form shadowed over his small frame. A stabbing pain sliced his heart as he felt the other teen's weight upon him, lips that moved along his fine young jaw. A sharp intake of air came as hands glided southwards. *I asked for this, remember… remember Mirai is better without me… Mirai… please hurry. I want it to end… please let it all be over soon.*

~~~ 

"Come on let me go!"

Mirai yelled from his room, cursing under his breath again as he twisted and pulled at the solid bonds around his wrist and ankles, that tied him to his bed draining him of his needed ki, stopping him from escaping. "Father let me go!"

His father, Vegeta, and Goku had resorted to using the old methods to restrain him instead of knocking him out every time he tried to escape. It was late in the night and Mirai hadn't shown any signs of calming. Both parents, at some point in time, had come into the room to check on him. They had said the same thing to him when he pleaded, yelled, demanded to be released. Not until you learn to control your emotions.

Mirai sent another curse through the open door to his parent's bedchamber before letting his aching body fall back on the mattress. "Bloody hell dad, let me go, you bastard!" He growled to himself.

Looking up at the ceiling for the millionth time, his mind went back over everything. He'd had plenty of time to think. Its not like he was going anywhere fast. It was driving him crazy. That was all he did, think. His mind would race back to when Collis had taken Gohan. "You wait you bastard I'll get you…. Oh Chibi where are you? I need you here with me… I ache for you."   

Mirai's blues looked back at the bond on his right wrist and tugged at the thick metal. Making it rattle against the sold base of the post from the bed. Normally something so easy to escape from now made impossible by the ki bonds.

These bonds were Saiyan made so he didn't have to worry that his father couldn't take them off. What did concern him was when was his father going to take them off?

It frustrated and angered, him to feel this weak knowing he was more powerful than this and not being able to use his full strength. His blues traveled the small faint lines on his bedroom ceiling in deep thought. "Is this how you feel Chibi? Weak… not able to do the simplest of things? I forgot what it was like. I must admit I'm sorry I didn't quite understand… well I did… but I had forgotten, forgive me my sweet." 

"I whish I knew where you were; are you safe? Are you with HIM!" Mirai growled through gritted teeth as he yanked at the bonds. "I'll find you once I escape from this. Dad has got to let me go. If I calm down he will let me go. Then I'll find you and we can check on Ursus. I can look after you both. We don't need them. We could leave this place, travel far so that they will never find us… Huh who am I kidding, they'll find us, hunt us down and besides, we both couldn't leave them anyway we love them too much…." Mirai lifted his head as high as he could with his restraint and yelled. " … BASTARDS!"

"SHUT IT!" Came the warning, Vegeta rolled his eyes back and let his head fall back on the pillow. He was growing weary from the boy's constant cursing. The King and his mate had been listening to the threats emanating from Mirai's room for the best part of the evening. Mirai hadn't shown any sign of calming. Goku snuggled closer to Vegeta who let his fingers glide down his partner's arm that rested over his hairless chest. He felt Goku's warm breath tickling at his neck as Goku's sleepy formed kissed a trail before stopping to play, nip and suck on Vegeta earlobe. "Koi, you are warming me."

"That's what I was planning." Goku purred with a smirk, Vegeta's arms came around and brought his mate closer. "Stop worrying about him for a second and play with me."

"I think that is a great idea." The King purred before pressing his mate's lips to his in a heated kiss.

Back down the hall Mirai yanked at the bonds once again with a sigh. He resigned to his fate and lay back on the mattress. "Bastards!" He growled once again. Mirai sighed when his eyes narrowed to see a flicker of light, movement in front of the window. "What the fuck?"

TBC…

A/N: Kinky maybe, but a lot of fun to write. ^-^ Next chapter an old character returns. You might not remember him, or you might. See how good your memory is. Anyway thanks for waiting patiently.

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