A/N: I don't own DBZ and I don't pretend to. This story is AU… So that gives me free range on how they behave. Be warned spelling and grammar mistakes will be found. ALWAYS! Warning, this is a Yaoi male/male coupling, also swearing the list goes on. If you don't like don't read, no-one is making you. Rated R.
"A Saiyanjin Lullaby"
Chapter 9
"BOY"
Vegeta's heart stopped. His eyes narrowed from the all the dust, as he raised his hand up to block a lot of the smaller pieces of debris. Debris pieces were raining down as he listened to the sounds of boulders, rocks and the thick dirt settling. "BOY!" He yelled again.
Nothing, only the sound of dirt settling, and rocks rolling into place around him was his reply. Nothing at all, not through his bond anything from his lover's lips. He was scared, as a cold dread surfaced and ran through his skin taking hold of him, engulfing him. Fear swamped him, for his love swallowed him whole: there was nothing from the boy he loved. "Koi".
Bleeding from gold to his normal self, he narrowed his sights on the settling landscape around him. His gaze shifted around him until his gaze stopped on the mound of that peeked meter away in front of him.
"FUCK!"
Vegeta rushed over to the rocks. The slightest movement sent more rubble tumbling down from the peeks. His chest tightened as his heart pounded, heavy with emotion that was flooding his very core. "BOY, ANSWER ME!"
The prince went to lift up the stones when he heard a forgotten voice. "What's happened here?"
Vegeta tuned around to see the last person he was expecting. "Kakarrot?"
"Vegeta what's going on?" Goku stood curiously behind him, his hands on hips looking at the mess in front of them.
"I have no time for this baka, my mate's under this!" Vegeta growled as he started to pull away the large of the boulders from the wall in front of him.
"Mate?" Goku scratched his head. "Bulma?" confused
"No! Help me!" The prince called not bothering to stop to look at the full-blooded Saiyan.
"Not Bulma?" Goku shrugged his shoulders and looked at the prince confused. "Why don't you just blast it?" He felt more confused than he had been since he was wished back than to have a mini him flying into his arms calling him daddy.
"It's not stable. Hurry!" The sound of rock being shifted from it place as the prince kept calling for his mate through his bond, praying that the boy and their unborn child were still alive.
The larger warrior at his side, they both got through the mound quickly where Goku spotted Edwards blood coated body laying limp face down crushed between two boulders. "Who's this?" The taller warrior asked as he turned to the prince with serious expression set on his face.
"The bastard who molested my mate." Vegeta growled as he still looked for his partner. With each moment, a heart sting of panic raced though him with still no sign of the boy.
"Who's your mate?" Goku asked as he helped the prince. If not Bulma, who would have him? Who did he claim? It made no sense.
"You really haven't been taking any notice of anything that has happened down here have you!" Vegeta growled with the constant questions.
He turned back to lift another bolder when his eyes narrowed and fixed on something and then grew wide. "There, over there!" The prince pointed to the boy's light-grey joggers showing from under the rubble.
Goku and Vegeta both raced over being careful not to topple anymore rubble down on them. "Help me!" Vegeta's voice didn't hide his concern as they worked to remove rocks away from the trapped form beneath them.
Dusty blue denims showed as the boy lay on his side. Both warriors got on either side of a large bolder stopping them from getting to body. Goku shifted it aside as Vegeta knelt down and held the limp cold hand of his mate trying to gets some response. "Boy, wake up!" The prince commanded.
Vegeta could see Gohan's black locks covered with a heavy layer of dirt. Most of his body had been protected while wedged between two boulders. The prince brushed back his locks as Goku approached and gasped, shocked as the taller warrior realized whom it was. "Gohan. Your mate is Gohan - my son?"
"Yes" The prince said as he checked for any broken bones and then he lifted up the boy's torn t-shit.
"What are you doing?" The warrior frowned not liking the idea that his son was Vegeta's mate, at all.
"I'm checking to see if the cub's alright." The prince placed his hand over the area his unborn child was.
"Cub?" Goku frowned as stood up tall looking back at Vegeta with darkening orbs.
"Yes, now shut the hell up!" Vegeta snapped not bothering to look back trying to concentrate for the child's ki for the second time that day.
Goku's sights shifted back to his son laying limp over the rocky surface with his eyelids closed. A layer of dust coating his pale skin he had inherited from his mother. The boy had grown; that was unmistakable he gotten taller than when he last saw the boy - when he was child.
The taller Saiyan was wondering what had happened since he had gone. One moment he was with King Kai eating, and then the next thing he was at the back of Capsule Corp with a blur running at him calling out daddy. He got a high-speed fill in that made no sense. The only thing that did make sense was when Bulma came out yelling.
The scientist spotted her old friend and rushed up to him giving him an almighty bear hug before recovering and yelled at the boys for summoning up the dragon. She turned back and told Goku that he should go and find Vegeta at the high school and they should talk. But while he was searching for the prince he found him miles away in the other direction.
And now, he find his son - his first born - the only one he knew of had become Vegeta's mate and now carries a child. "What the hell is going on?" Came the demand.
"Shh… I found it." Vegeta turned back relieved only to get a powerful fist across his jaw. Goku reached down and picked his son up. He glared at the prince as he wiped away the blood from his cut lip as stones again rolled down from the force of Vegeta being hit into the stone wall. "Stay away from him."
"Are you mad? He's my mate!" The prince growled. Eyes darkened at the taller warrior as he watched Goku hover in front of him. The taller warrior had his eyes fixed on the prince before speeding off out of the canyon. Vegeta took off after him. They rocketed towards Capsule Corps with Goku in front with Gohan in his arms.
The prince's eyes stayed fix as they came into land on the manicured lawns of the massive white dome home. Goku stormed into find Bulma in her lab. Vegeta was right behind him glaring at the Saiyan-jin that had his mate, preventing him from being with him. "What happened?" Bulma asked
"Everything!" Vegeta spat.
Goku lowered his boy down on the lab bed. "Help him." The earth warrior asked his old friend. Bulma went over checked Gohan. Vegeta stepped closer wanting to be with his partner only to get a warning glare from the father of the boy. "I wouldn't Vegeta!"
"And I should listen to you! The earth Saiyanjin, a baka of a father, you surrendered your claim to the boy when you died." Vegeta growled.
"Watch it Vegeta. He is still my son. You had no right to take him!" Goku warned.
"I had all the right in this world and mine."
"I don't know what you did but my son wouldn't have gone to you freely. You must have twisted his mind. HE'S A KID!" Goku yelled glaring back at the prince.
"HE'S MY MATE!"
"BOYS! Stop it! This is doing nothing for Gohan with you two fighting like this." Bulma snapped.
Vegeta glared back at the taller warrior; a threat in it's self as he approached his beloved. Bulma was glaring at both of them a warning to stop their fight, their differences as the prince held his mate's hand. "He seems fine a few bruises. He will probably wake up with killer headache though. But he'll be fine." Bulma explained.
Midnight inks softened and roamed over the boy. Vegeta lowered his lips to the boy's ear. "Koi you scared me. Remind me to give you a Saiyan size hiding when you wake." He whispered with the pain still there as he tried to cover it up with humour. The prince kissed his lovers cheek before he stood up with his sights shifted to Goku's cold form.
Goku couldn't see himself accepting this union between his son and the older warrior. He wanted to know exactly what had gone on between them and for how long. His sight shifted to the prince's hand holding his boy's the stance from the other warrior was threatening, challenging his rights as the boy's father. Taking away the only thing he thought was his for how long he called for it, when he called upon it. The boy's unwavering love and loyalty to be his son.
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Sometime later both Saiyans sat out in the living room Goku was listening to Goten talk. Trunks was also adding his side to the conversation. Both were telling him everything that had happened about his mother dying and Gohan leaving to be with his friend from school. How sad Gohan has been since he had left Veggie and how lonely he felt with out his brother around. How he thought they could be a family if he wished him back. How Gohan had told him stories about him saving the world. In the boy's mind, he had no doubt; if his father could save the world he could surely save his family.
The two boys complained about being hungry. Goten climbed down from his father's lap and disappeared with Trunks into the kitchen. Goku watched as they left before glancing back over to Vegeta, who looked anxiously back to the hall which led to the lab where his mate still lay. Bulma had kicked them both out. She couldn't work with them glaring, sending quiet threats to each other.
"Why didn't you stop him?" Goku asked not to friendly.
Vegeta looked back with frown. "Stop him from what?"
"Stop him from going off to live with this Sharpener guy." Goku explained. It was all too much. Everything was weighing heavily with him. He never knew any of this.
"There more to this story than what the boys tell you. And I will not tell you." Vegeta could see how curious he was about everything that had happened. It was the baka own fault. The prince thought Goku had lost his right to know, when he left his mate as child. And he sure as hell didn't want to talk to him about Edwards.
"If it has something to do with my son I want to know. I want to know why you took him!" Goku needed to know why. It was a hard pill to swallow what with Vegeta being with his son. He felt betrayed. He believed his son would be safe if he left and now he finds the opposite. It was guilt that swelled inside of him the most.
Vegeta studied the other Saiyan. Goku was angry he knew that. It was obvious; you didn't need a degree to see that. He could see there were other things that were fuelling his temper as he sat opposite him, eyes blazing with disapproval. "I didn't take him. He gave himself freely. Gohan knew what he was doing."
"How could he? He was only a kid!" The words where spoken with conviction and condemnation.
"We have already gone through this. I won't continue. If you want to know everything you ask your son when he wakens. But, I warn you if you upset him I will not tolerate it. He is my mate and he carries my cub. I have had others tried to separate us before, and I have dealt with each of them; and I will do the same to you if you try to take him away from me."
"Are you threatening me Vegeta?"
"Take it as you see it." No sooner had he spoken, Bulma came out into the hallway. Vegeta stood up. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing. He's awake and calling for you Vegeta." The prince wasted no time leaving Goku as he stood up with Bulma smiling at him. "This must be difficult for you."
"The world I know has gone crazy. I can't see Chichi doing these things. It's not how I remember her." Goku declared.
"Goku, sit down. There are a lot of things that have happened here for Chichi's life to end the way it did. You have only heard the words from a child. Let me fill you in." Bulma smiled kindly at her friend.
Goku frowned as he sat down. "But Vegeta with Gohan, I can't accept this. He was your husband."
Bulma's smile grew as she shook her head. She sat down next to him, took his large hand and held it in her slender hands. "Not really Goku. We were never married. It was a ploy for the press and my parents that's all. Yes he is the father of my child and we do have a love there but what he has with Gohan… I could never compete with what they have, and I wouldn't want to. I love them both Gohan like a son and Vegeta a close friend. Believe it or not Vegeta is the best thing that has happened to that kid since you left. And their relationship has made a big difference in Vegeta's life too.
Goku shook his head as he looked back at the hallway. "But Vegeta…"
"They belong together, Goku. They are close. I tell you I've seen Gohan just purr and he can get Vegeta to do anything - even wash the floor. That kid has him wrapped around his finger whether he knows it or not." Bulma smiled.
Goku smirked. He liked hearing about his son's hold over the prince. But he didn't care for this whole relationship. "Still, it doesn't sit well. Vegeta is older than me."
"That's not what really worries you though. Come on spill it. I have known you a long time Goku. What is really going on inside there?" Bulma pressed finger to his temple.
Goku looked seriously at her. "A lot of things Bulma, but I really want to talk with Gohan first."
Bulma patted his knee. "Well you will have to wait. Let the love birds have some space they deserve it."
Goku's features hardened. "Don't say that."
Bulma looked concerned. "What - love birds. Oh Goku please, for your son's sake accept this. It would kill him if he knew how you felt."
"He will find out through Vegeta anyway."
Bulma shook her head. "No, Vegeta won't say anything. He loves him too much. Give them some time and then he will see you. I haven't told him, but Vegeta will tell him that you are here. He knows how badly the boy misses you. And remember Gohan hasn't had it easy Goku. It has been hell for him until Vegeta entered his life."
"Don't worry Bulma I'll behave. I can come across like a fool sometimes. But I am no fool." He said seriously.
"I never doubted it for second Goku." Her smile reached her blue eyes as they sat with the faint sounds of the two young boys getting into the fridge in the kitchen.
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Vegeta came in to find his partner sitting up on the lab bed with his legs crossed and the blanket just covering him as it hugged his hips. Bulma had taken his clothes off to clean him from the dirt and treat his cuts.
As soon as he saw Vegeta he burst into tears. "Geta I'm sorry, real sorry I was just so scared." Gohan sobbed. His shoulders shook and his hands covered his face. He was too ashamed to look back up at his prince.
Vegeta's face softened; the way it would do only for Gohan. "Koi you need a hiding. What a baka I have been not to know sooner." He moved into the room closing the door for privacy.
Gohan wiped away his tears. "I didn't want you to know. I was sure I could handle it on my own."
Vegeta approached him. His hands cupped the boy's chin to make him face him. "But you couldn't koi. That's what I'm here for to help you. Why do you have to do everything on your own?"
Dark lashes, heavy from tears, lifted to revealing dark pearls filled with remorse, confusion. "I don't know. I never really had anyone around long enough except for, maybe, Piccolo but even he left to train Dende."
Vegeta with his free hand lovingly stroked the boy's dark hair in a calming manner. "Honestly kid, you will be the death of me."
Gohan's eyes went wide with fear. "Don't say that. I couldn't handle it if you died Geta. I think I would die too."
Vegeta glowed with the boy's words. His thumb caressed along the fine line jaw. The boy leaned into the touch. Gohan closed his eyes, savouring it, brushing away Edwards' cold hands for his partner's, and loving caress, so sensual. Vegeta picked up on the boy's thoughts. His facial expression hardened. "How many times has that creature touched you?"
Gohan opened his eyes realising how careless he had become. He closed his mind blocking his bond. "Only twice."
"ARGrrr! Only twice! I'll kill him again if he wasn't already dead. " Vegeta pulled away with his sights seeing nothing but the images of photos.
"Edwards is dead?" Gohan turned away feeling a little sorrow.
Vegeta looked back at his partner who seemed saddened. "He was crushed by the avalanche of rocks that trapped you both."
Gohan rubbed his thighs nervously with both hands. He thought of the photo of the two young boys on the desk. They were both about the age he was when he had lost his father, the first time. "Poor family."
"They are better off without him." Vegeta snapped getting his partner to look at him.
Gohan's eyes were fixed on his mate. "How can you say that?"
Vegeta touched the boy's shoulders affectionately keeping eye contact. "Koi don't look for compassion for that man in me because I have none. Stop looking at me like that. He molested you. How do you think I should feel about him?"
Gohan sighed and nodded understandingly. "Sorry Geta. I have been a fool. I want so badly to come back to you. In the night I missed your arms holding me." Vegeta could hear the boy's loneliness as the boy rubbed the prince arms. Feel the firmness of his muscles under the tan skin, feeling safe knowing his prince was here with him. Longing to be with him to have his strong arms wrapped around him again. He fed this through his bond as he opened up to Vegeta again.
In seconds the flood of warm emotions and loneliness came through Vegeta senses. The boy was scared of losing him. It was fear that never left him and Gohan couldn't hide it from his prince any longer. Every one left him at some point. It was a fact of his young life; everyone he loves leaves him.
"Aw Koi move over. Come here I won't leave you. There will be no more stupid ideas about keeping things from me. You are to move back. I won't have you living anywhere else. You belong to me and you had better remember that." Vegeta smirked as let the boy's soft curves mould into his side as the boy soaked up his warmth and love. The prince liked the way the boy felt being so close, like beautiful puzzle.
"You make it sound like I'm your property." Gohan said with his head resting against Vegeta's shoulder. His finger traced designs – curls and lines over the prince's hairless chest. That beautiful tan flesh that he loved so much. Gohan smiled warmly he could hear the strong beat of partners heart.
"Now you understand." Vegeta smirked it only grew with Gohan's anger. The boy looked at him annoyed. But Vegeta could see beyond the play to see the love radiating of the boy, turning him on.
"Oh I belong to no-one." Gohan growled.
"Now boy you are getting yourself worked up." Vegeta couldn't help but laugh, upsetting his young mate even more.
"I'll show you how worked up I can get." Gohan shifted on top of him as he glared at him. Vegeta's gleam never left him as his hands came around pressing the boy closer.
"Now that's my Koi. I like it when you're on fire." Vegeta purred as he spun them around with Gohan pinned down between him and the bed. The prince wasted no time as the boy squirmed to be free before surrendering up completely. Vegeta was nipping Gohan's earlobe making a moist path down to his neck where the boy automatically leaned for him to have access. Vegeta smirked with a devilish gleam. The boy was so willing whenever he did this, turning them both on as he ran his teeth over his sensitive mark.
A whimper sound escaped as Gohan tried to calm his arousal. The prince was working overtime making it very difficult for him to think about something, something that was bugging him. He needed to know. "Geta?"
"What?" The muffled sounds of Vegeta voice as he continued his onslaught determined to have what his body was craving for.
Gohan's eyelids lowered. He could feel the heat building between them both. It was starting to drive him wild but he pushed for Vegeta to stop what he was doing to his neck not to mention what his groin was suffering. "How…" he squeaked and cleared his throat "How are we going to explain this to the high school. I mean Edwards' disappearance and both of us being the last to see him?"
Vegeta looked at him a little frustrated then his sights went back to his desire, the boy's neck, which was calling him back. Those supple tender skin a little red from where he had been sucking and nipping. "Don't worry Bulma is sorted it all out. The police believe Edwards has run away. They found other photos from other boys, like yours.
"Oh no…" Gohan began to groan again as his prince returned to his neck nearly rendering him useless. He felt sorry for the other boys. It was hard to think with Vegeta sensual touch.
Vegeta looked back up to see the boy before he worked on Gohan chest, kissing and nipping. "He got what he deserved… No sympathy… Plus the whole place is going on about a giant dragon that covered the sky causing an eclipse." He said in between his arousing caresses.
"Dragon… Shenlon?" Gohan blinked. Did he hear right?
"Yes they all think it was something in the water that was making everyone have hallucinations." Vegeta said never stopping as he travelled along the sensitive creamy-white skin.
"Shenlon? Why? Who?" Gohan pulled away and shifted pulling himself up leaning against the headboard stopping Vegeta from continuing.
"Your brother, with my brat Trunks help, collected all the dragon balls over the weekend." Vegeta explained a little frustrated at his attempts failing to arouse the boy further.
"But why would they want to call Shenlon?" Gohan frowned confused his mind was only on the mystery now. Vegeta was clearly disappointed.
"Goten wanted to see you home and happy so he called for the return of Kakarrot." Vegeta rolled over on his side on the narrow bed with his elbow bent and hand supporting his head. His eyes were still on the boy while his fingers caressed the Gohan's chest of their own accord.
"Dad, dad's here?" Gohan gasped; shocked and not knowing what he should be thinking. Too many emotions were bewildering him.
"Yes unfortunately." Vegeta grumbled he knew nothing would come of this now he rolled off and stood up.
Gohan leaned forward and grabbed his hand. "But where?" No sooner had he said that he let his Saiyan senses take control and scan. "He's in the living room I can sense him." Gohan dived off the bed and into his lover's arms kissing him all over. "Oh Geta it's my dad. He has come back. Oh Geta I love you…my dads back."
Vegeta held him close with his love giving him the biggest hug. "Well I had nothing to do with it. I'd be the last person…"
Gohan broke away from his excitement. "What sorry Geta?"
"Nothing do you want me to bring him in?" Vegeta pulled away just enough to see the boy's face. Gohan's eyes were alight with love and compassion.
"Oh yes. NO! What I don't want him to see me like this. I need clothes." He said looking at his naked body as he pulled away from Vegeta.
"I like you like this. Why spoil it?" Vegeta complained bringing the boy closer again to feel his warmth.
Gohan hit him playfully on the chest. "Geta, clothes. I can't see my dad like this. What will he say? Oh Geta I just thought he knows nothing of me with you, or the baby." His excitement died a little with the thought.
"Oh yes the baka knows." The prince explained getting the boy's eyes to look up at him.
"What do you mean?" Gohan frowned, concern set on his face.
"He helped me find you under all the rocks. He was the one that brought you back here." *The bastard! * Vegeta hid his anger from the boy.
"Oh no Geta what do I say?" The boy became fearful. What will his father think – it mattered to him. He wanted his father's consent. He never got his mother's but it was his father's consent that haunted him the most.
"Don't worry so much. It's not good for you or our cub." Vegeta squeezed the boy affectionately making his point.
"But he knows about me and the baby. Was he mad? Did he say anything?" Gohan pressed for answers.
"You'll have to ask him yourself, but don't get worked up over it or I won't let you see him." Vegeta was serious. He didn't want the boy to get worked up about this. It mattered not to him what people think. Vegeta had what he wanted and he didn't need the boy to be upset over what others think. It wasn't good for the boy to be so emotional.
"You can't stop me." Gohan growled knowing Vegeta meant it.
"Want to make a bet. I'll get your clothes. Stay here and I mean it." His eyes stayed fix on the boy who smirked trying to get him to smile back, relaxing his threat.
"Yes sire!" Gohan gave Saiyan a salute the way Vegeta had taught him from his home planet.
"That's not funny." The prince hid his amusement from his love. Hiding the fact that he thought it was so cute and sexy when Gohan did it, especially dressed in nothing.
"Sorry Geta." Gohan pretended to be upset and pouted.
"That's better. I'll be back soon and then you can get all your things back from that place." He kissed the bottom lip that Gohan used to show his pretence emotion.
"Sharpener's Oh my I forgot all about him. What time is it he must be out of school and worried sick about me. I have to ring him now." Not worrying about his nudity Gohan went to the phone with Vegeta smirking as he left to get the boys clothes.
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Goku watched as Vegeta came in and walked up the stairs giving him dark glare as he did. Bulma had gone in the Kitchen to help the boys. This was his chance to see his son. Without wasting anymore time Goku got up left for the lab. As he approached, he could hear his son's voice much deeper than he remembered talking; on what he thought must be the phone, to someone.
"Sorry man I know it was dumb. Yes I'm okay. Yes I heard. I told you he would have been molesting others boys. No Vegeta found out. Shit yeah. No I'm fine. I'll see you later okay we can talk over few beers. Okay I see ya."
"Beers?" Gohan spun around so fast he nearly tripped back on the chair. His eyes wide with the man he hadn't seen in years staring down at him only few feet from him.
"Dad." Gohan felt like he had been caught doing something wrong with that look he was receiving.
"You're drinking beer now too?"
"Dad. You're back. It's really you." Gohan forgot everything else as he fell into his father's arms and sobbed uncontrollably. "Dad I missed you."
*Gohan why did you have to do this?*
TBC…
A/N: Yes I know bad girl …what can I say but I'm real sorry.
Well I hope it was okay and at least it was a nice and long chapter; eighteen pages long I didn't know when to stop.^-^ And thanks to my beta who has been down with flu so it was very good of her to do this for me.
I got Goku back, which I wanted. I have this other idea that keeps popping up in my mind. It is to get them, somehow, to go to planet Vegeta-sei for the birth. It is just a thought and it might not happen. Anyway I have started the next chapter. I have done four pages so far for my beta sake I try keep them small. ^-^ Is there anything you guys would like to have played out. Maybe I can work on it for you.
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