"Arrh!" Vegeta growled as the palm of his father's hand smacked into his face.
"Vegeta, why didn't you bond?!" King Vegeta demanded. "You'll have Kold losing trust in us!"
"Why does it matter, what will he do?" Vegeta argued.
"… I don't know, that's why it matters." King Vegeta said.
"Huh?" Vegeta looked at him. "What do you mean?"
"Nothing. Vegeta, I want you to bond with Frieza!"
"No – don't change the subject!" Vegeta frowned. "Aren't you safe from Kold?"
"Well of course I am." King Vegeta insisted. "I just don't want you to make him angry, that's all. Just like I wouldn't want you to make any of my business partners angry."
"…" Vegeta didn't trust him, was he hiding something?
"Vegeta, please!" King Vegeta protested. "I am ASKING you now, just bond with Frieza! For once in your life do as I say!"
"Father, no!" Vegeta snapped. "You can ask me or TELL me as many times as you like I am not –"
"Vegeta-sama…" a guard interrupted them. King Vegeta looked up.
"What do you want?"
"King Kold and Prince Frieza are here to see you, sire."
"What?" King Vegeta frowned in confusion. "What for?"
"They didn't say…"
"Well, send them in."
"Yes, sire."

Vegeta and King Vegeta waited, and it wasn't long before they heard Kold's voice.
"Vegeta!" he stepped into the room, followed by a far from happy looking Frieza.
"Kold, what is all this about?" King Vegeta demanded.
"My son tells me that they're not going to bond." Kold said.
"Well, we're not." Frieza replied sternly.
"Silence!" Kold hissed. "Do you want my fist in your face?"
"…" Frieza just glared at him, and looked away. Vegeta looked at the two of them. He didn't care what Frieza said, Kold definitely beat him a lot.
"Now," Kold calmed down and spoke politely to King Vegeta. "I thought that it would be a good idea, since they're never going to bond in their own time, that they do it not."
"What?!" Frieza and Vegeta's eyes widened.
"Father, you –"
"Don't you think so, Vegeta?" Kold ignored his son.
"I – …" King Vegeta didn't agree with it at all. "The saiyan bond… it is usually a private affair that shouldn't really be done with witnesses."
"Oh, but I think we can make an exception." Kold said. "This is the only way they'll do it, after all."
"But Kold –"
"I know you agree with me deep down." Kold gave King Vegeta a look that made it clear there would be trouble if he still argued now.
"…" King Vegeta knew exactly what this look meant, and lowered his eyes. He nodded, reluctantly. "Yes, I do."
"Father!" Vegeta protested. "You don't really?!"
"Quiet, Vegeta." King Vegeta mumbled. "You brought this upon yourself, I gave you ten years' worth of chances."
"But –"
"Excellent." Kold smirked. "Now," he looked at Frieza, and then at Vegeta. "Go on. You know what to do, don't you?"
"We're not doing it." Vegeta growled.
"Go on."
"Come on, Vegeta." Frieza was looking at the floor.
"What?!" Vegeta stared at him in disbelief.
"It won't be that bad, will it?"
"I thought you were dead against it!" Vegeta protested.
"I…" Frieza could feel his father's eyes on him. "I… I changed my mind."
"Or your father changed it for you."
"No!" Frieza snapped. "I did it myself, okay?!"
"… I can't bond with you…" Vegeta almost pleaded.
"Oh, just do it!" Kold snarled.
"Do it, son…" King Vegeta said. "It will be over soon enough, alright?"
"But –"
"Listen to your father, boy." Kold told him. "Now bond!"

Vegeta looked at Frieza. No… if he bonded – what would happen? Would he be the same…? What if he lost control of himself?!
"No." Vegeta thought. "I'm much stronger than that. Bonding won't make a difference, I'll still have control."
"… Fine." He sighed. "Then let's get it over with…"
"… Okay." Frieza still didn't want to do it, but he had no choice. So, he made his way over to Vegeta.
Vegeta glared at King Vegeta and Kold.
"A little privacy please, if you don't mind!"
"If we leave then how do we know you've bonded at all?" Kold argued.
"Kold, don't be a fool!" King Vegeta frowned. "There is no way either of them can escape this room without being caught, and the bonding leaves a scar. We'll know if they've done it, so let's at least let them have their privacy."
"… Hm. Alright then," Kold looked at the princes. "But don't be too long." He left the room, followed by King Vegeta.

"…" Vegeta stood, staring at the floor.
"We should get this over with." Frieza said. "Just tell me what I'm supposed to do."
"… Alright." Vegeta mumbled. "Listen, I'll bite you first, and you just copy me."
"Okay."
"…" Vegeta swallowed the lump in his throat, and approached Frieza. He looked at the area just above Frieza's collarbone, closed his eyes shut and bit him. Frieza's eyes widened when he felt Vegeta's sharp teeth digging into him. He hated it. This was definitely the most disgusting thing Frieza had ever experienced in his entire life!
Vegeta however, felt different. It was sort of a mixture between the warmth of being in love and the excitement of putting that love into action. He didn't want to open his eyes, but then he felt Frieza's blood on his teeth and pulled away, kissing the blood off Frieza's wound as he did so.

Frieza put his hand on the wound, and looked at the blood on his fingers.
"And your race does this as an act of love? Well – in most cases."
"Yes." Vegeta nodded, forcing back the smile that tried to step onto his face.
"Hm." Frieza mumbled. "Well, I guess it's my turn…" he sighed, and bit Vegeta.
Vegeta closed his eyes and hoped with his life that Frieza couldn't see the smile on his face, because he couldn't hold it back anymore. This was why he had been so afraid of bonding, he felt closer to Frieza. And as great as that felt, he knew it would just mess up his life from now on. Frieza didn't love him back, and Vegeta was well aware that the scar left on him would mean nothing at all.
"…" he forced himself not to put his hand on Frieza's back. "Don't hold him, whatever you do. Don't even touch him…"
Frieza felt the blood on his teeth, and pulled away instantly, not even cleaning the wound. He felt sick, and it showed on his expression. Vegeta was hurt to see it.

"There!" Frieza coughed. "Is that it?"
"Yes, that's all." Vegeta answered.
"Good! That was disgusting!"
"… Yeah." Vegeta nodded. "Our fathers really are crazy…"
"Mm." Frieza mumbled. "Well, let's go and find them. Then I'm going to go home and have a shower."
"Me too…"