Can they make a difference?
Chapter 20: Realization
Pairing: Goku/Vegeta, Harry/Draco, Severus/Remus, Sirius/Bulma
Disclaimer: I don't own
WARNING: This is about male/male relationships. If you have a problem with that then I suggest that you hit the back key.
Notes: Male pregnancy
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Vegeta and Kakarott floated high in the moonless sky above the empty stadium. All was quiet around the pitch. No shouting students rooting for their house team. No flying witches or wizards trying to score a goal. Nothing else was around the full-blooded Saiyans. Nothing else mattered.
After the couple caught up with Snape, Goku decided that his lover needed to vent some of his anger about what had happened to him during his time when Voldemort had captured him. Vegeta was still denying that he was having any problems about his brief imprisonment.
The Saiyan royal refused to talk with anyone, including the Headmaster; he above all others was not going to hear anything as humiliating as how he had been violated by the self-proclaimed Dark Lord. Goku was not giving up on his mate. The earth-raised Saiyan had seen one too many times how Vegeta would hold in his hurt and anger, only to have it erupt with him lashing out at either him or his family.
This time Vegeta needed an outlet.
This time Vegeta was going to express his feelings.
This time Vegeta was going to have to kick his ass to be free of the demons that haunted him.
"Why are we out here, Kakarott?" Vegeta asked a bit bored.
"I think you know why, Geta. I'm not holding anything back from you. I want you back. I want you near me. I thought for a moment during Snape's trail that you somehow overcame your fear of my touching you, but you merely put up with the contact, and I'm tired of it.
"We haven't slept in the same bed together since before you were kidnapped, let alone make love. You belong by my side. When we mated we made a promise to each other; no matter what, we would work out our problems. You're not doing that – you're shutting me out. I can't help you, Geta, if you keep your back turned to me. What must I do to get you to open up to me?"
Vegeta scowled, "Nothing Kakarott, I must fight this battle on my own. There is nothing that you can do to help me."
"That is bullshit, Vegeta, and you know it!"
The younger Saiyan floated closer to his mate only to be thrown off by a small burst of ki.
"This is what I'm talking about, Geta! I can't continue like this. I can't even come near you without you putting up physical barriers."
"Don't Kakarott-"
"Don't what, Vegeta? I'm sick of the tough guy act. You are stronger than this. Are you just giving-up? Because if you are, then Voldemort has succeeded in breaking you. Kami! Frieza had more of a hold on you than this creep."
"Noo!" Vegeta slammed into his lover with a punch to the face but Kakarott deflected the blow. Obviously, the third-class warrior struck a nerve.
"You must have enjoyed the power Frieza had over you - toiling away for him - bedding him at every opportunity. It must have been the only way for you to show your loyalty."
Goku's heart constricted in pain as he said those vile words to his mate but it had to be done. Vegeta needed to be saved from himself.
"No! You know nothing! Ggrrh!" Vegeta charged again. This time he landed a round house kick to Kakarott's mid-section only to be pushed away.
"Well, I must know something, because Voldemort was using you for the very same reason," Kakarott continue to taunt the ouji, but the Saiyan wasn't ready for the power rise. Floating before him was Vegeta in his shining golden glory – SuperSaiyan2.
The electric gold illuminated the night, but Kakarott didn't have time to appreciate the beauty - he had a plan to carry out. Kakarott wanted Vegeta to realize he still loved him. Vegeta was too strong of a warrior to let Voldemort beat him down.
Vegeta was a Royal Saiyan Elite. He was one of the World's Strongest.
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Long lavender hair swayed in the evening breeze. Trunks stood alone on top of the Astronomy tower. The view below of the lake and dark Forest was breathtaking. The demi-Saiyan heard the trap door of the tower opened and closed and Trunks felt the familiar energy of his best friend's brother.
"What brings you way up here, Gohan?"
"I was wondering the same thing about you. Why are you up here?"
Trunks shrugged his shoulders. "Doesn't matter,' he replied catching the light bursts of ki from the pitch.
"Hai, it does."
Trunks had plenty of time to think about why he was sitting outside in the cold. So much time had passed for him to think about his life. Being around his father and Goku showed him what he was missing or rather who he was missing from his life.
"You should tell him about how you feel, Trunks. Don't let him slip through your fingers."
Trunks was shocked when Gohan said that to him. "I don't know what you're talking about, man," he replied nervously.
"Don't play dumb with me Trunks. I've known you far too long to know you're not stupid – considering that Vegeta is your dad. You know damn good and well who I'm talking about," Gohan said vented. "I know what you're going through."
"How can you? You have who you want! I can never be with him, so there's no point in embarrassing myself."
"That's where you're wrong. I let the one person I could ever love walk out of my life without telling him I love him. Knowing I will never see him again."
Huh? Him? Gohan wasn't making any sense. He was happily married to Videl with a baby on the way, so who could he possibly be pining over. Trunks couldn't remember the older half-Saiyan dating anyone except Videl, although there was a short time when they stopped seeing each other when…
"Mirai," he said softly, finally understanding.
Gohan cast his gaze to the fading lights above the Quidditch pitch, leaning against the cold, carved stone.
"Hai…Mirai. I realized I loved him when Cell killed him. I was devastated… All I could feel was the emptiness of losing him."
Trunks didn't remember any of that happening. He was a baby at the time, but his mom told him all about it. How Goku sacrificed himself to stop Cell from blowing up the earth; and how it was Gohan (a recently ascended Super Saiyan) who ultimately destroyed Cell with Vegeta's help.
Then his future self revisited years later. Trunks noticed how Gohan was acting like a school girl with her first crush, but he didn't understand it at the time. Gohan broke-up with Videl telling her that it would be best if they didn't see each other for awhile. Videl, however, didn't give up in her pursue of the handsome Saiyan.
Gohan left town for three months with Mirai before anyone saw them again. Mirai stayed for a year, his departure clearly breaking everyone's heart - especially Gohan. Several months later, Gohan and Videl married.
Trunks made up in his mind that he wasn't going to suffer like his friend.
"Thanks Gohan. I guess I just needed to things from a different perspective."
"No problem. Oh, and uh…Trunks – if you ever hurt Goten, I'll kill you," Gohan declared, leaving the future heir of Capsule Corp. speechless.
Trunks once again looked out into the darkness. He could no longer see the flashes of ki. The only sounds he could hear were crickets in the quiet of night.
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For years, Severus had felt content to be alone in his private chambers located in the dungeons of Hogwarts, although he realized that didn't seem to be true anymore, as he gazed at his slumbering husband from his work desk. Remus lay asleep on the sofa, wrapped in a thermal blanket. No matter what the werewolf used to cover his distended stomach it clearly showed the large mound.
The Potions Master thought back to his trial when he nearly lost his lover to that sadistic bastard Kerouac.
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"…admit it Mr. Snape…you were afraid if anything were to happen to your meal ticket, you still had a contingency plan to claim the child is not Professor Snape's, but someone else's?"
"No, that's not true," Remus protested breathlessly – his voice trembling.
"In addition, isn't true that because of your being a werewolf you lost your inheritance? You are in fact penniless – nothing more than a common wizard despite your pureblood line?"
"Yes," Remus answered just barely above a whisper. He was embarrassed that the wizarding world would learn he had been disinherited.
All of his support would indeed come from his mate. Even his wages at Hogwarts were barely enough to pay for his wolfsbane ingredients. He was just lucky that teachers boarded for free, and he stayed with Sirius during the holidays and summer vacation.
"Professor Snape threatened to leave you-"
"No," Remus whispered tears spilling from his golden eyes. He was rubbing his stomach trying to calm his babies but they knew he was upset.
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"Calm down Severus, you're upsetting the children," Remus chastised his mate, as he struggled to sit up. The werewolf found out some time ago his unborn pups reacted to his moods, as well as Severus'. Even though Remus was relaxed they were making quite a commotion because Severus was growling low in his throat with his tail bristled out. His anger hung heavily in the air.
Remus rubbed his tummy with both hands in soothing strokes, breathing deeply to ease the pain from being kicked.
"I'm sorry Rem. I was just thinking about…well, it's not important," Severus replied, abandoning his stack of papers for his lover's company instead. He moved to sit next to Remus, placing his head in his lap, carding slender fingers through light sandy brown hair.
"You know we need to finish the nursery love?" Severus whispered. He placed his left hand on top of Remus' to help ease the discomfort of the three fighting for space.
"I don't have the energy. The only thing I want to do is sleep."
Severus remained quiet. He knew Remus was exhausted. The werewolf finally stopped teaching classes after his kidnapping and the trial. Poppy thought it was for the best, lest he deliver too early, causing health problems to the pups and himself.
In addition, they needed to prepare since Harry and Draco would be married within two weeks. For the occasion, Severus insisted on proper attire. The Saiyan-wizard got hold of Molly (much to his distaste), dropped a bag of money in her hands and told her to get his husband anything necessary for his godson's wedding, as well as school robes and regular dress clothes. Remus returned with a pocketful of shrunken bags and boxes filled with an assortment of clothes for the whole year, as well as some maternity items.
"Come. Let's go to bed," Severus suggested offering a hand to his struggling mate.
"It won't be much longer. My insides feel squashed."
"When you have a moment – do try to get that lazy godson of your to help with the nursery - or better yet your mutt-"
Remus held up his hand to prevent the rest of the sentence from tumbling out of Severus' mouth.
"How about you get one or two of your friends to help?" he snapped. "I just don't have the energy to try to direct people at the moment."
Severus didn't argue, realizing he could get Narcissa to help the decorating. She loved doing that type of thing, after all. He pulled Remus close to him as an unspoken apology, "I love you."
"I know. Good night Sev."
"Good night love."
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A/N: Well, how was that? After all this excitement I'm ready for a change in pace. So, looks like Gohan gave Trunks something think on. Do you think Goku and Vegeta worked out everything? I hope so but we won't find out until the next chapter. Stay tune. All comments and suggest are welcomed.
oOo Teaser for Chapter 21 oOo
"Albus a word if you please?" the low silky voice requested.
"I know what you're going to say Severus," the Headmaster answered.
Snape raised an eyebrow.
"What we just witnessed was the merging of their magic. James and Lily had the same thing happened when they wed as well as Lucius and Narcissa. However, their display of magic was less pronounced because the ceremonies were outside."