Chapter 20 – Peace
They had to restrain Mirai Trunks to keep him from killing himself. Toorah struggled to hold on to him, while tears blurred his vision. He just lost his father for good.
In the background, Radditz collapsed after losing his mate.
'Trunks… Onegai… I know it hurts. Calm yourself down.' Toorah tried to console his mate, but to no avail.
There weren't any rational thoughts found on the quest into Mirai's mind. Only an incredible sadness. After trying to kill himself, he went totally apathic. He sat on a bed in the medical wing for days, just staring at the wall. All life seemed to have left him at the moment he killed his mate.
Toorah looks up from Mirai's bed, his face stained with tears. As soon as he recognizes the man standing in the doorway, he attacks.
"You son of a bitch! Where were you when we needed you most? You are supposed to protect your mate, not abandon him!"
"Toorah, calm your ass down. I have word from King Yemma."
Toorah looks at Goku, wild hope flares over his face.
"Is he… still alive?"
"No. But he isn't gone forever like the king claimed. He was bluffing, Toorah."
"Impossible. The grief is real!"
"Yeah, I know. I'd never play poker with that guy." Goku winks at Toorah. "Trust me. Would I be smiling if Vegeta was gone for good?"
"Can we wish him back?"
"We can if the Kais give their permission. King Kai is having a meeting as we speak."
Toorah's legs give out from under him as relief washes through him.
"Whoa, easy. You'd better rest. I'll take care of things."
"Kakarot… Arigato. I'll never be able to repay you."
"You don't need to. Now sleep."
Goku glances at Mirai Trunks before he exits. The lavender-haired youngster still hasn't moved a muscle yet…
The next day…
"Trunks?"
'Trunks?'
"Wake up, brat!"
"It's no use, Vegeta. He's been like this ever since he killed you." Goku puts a hand on Vegeta's shoulder, but Vegeta shrugs it off.
"He has to snap out of it!"
"It takes time. We need to be patient."
Vegeta growls in the back of his throat.
"He's a Saiyan, for Kami's sake. He shouldn't be this shocked by killing someone."
"That someone happened to be his mate, Vegeta. Would you stop being such an asshole? You're only making it worse if you keep this up!"
"If you keep this up…" A faint whisper, barely audible, emerges from Mirai's lips.
"Trunks! Can you hear me?" Vegeta shakes his mate, only causing Mirai to fall backwards onto the bed.
Mirai shakes his head slowly.
"You're not… real…" he whispers.
"Kami damn it, boy, I am! Yemma granted me life!"
Mirai shakes his head again. A single tear rolls down his cheek. "No…"
His eyes become vacant again.
Vegeta curses like there's no tomorrow.
'Vegeta… koi… He will snap out of it. Until then, we need to wait. You've already accomplished a lot today.'
"He's denying my very existence! I accomplished a great deal, yeah!"
'Ssshhhh…'
Goku rubs Vegeta's back with ki until his mate relaxes a bit.
A shivering sigh escapes from Vegeta. Then Toorah comes in. He looks almost transparent as he collapses on the bed, sobbing violently.
"Father… It's no use. We've tried everything… What if he doesn't want to come back?"
"He'll be back, son. Try not to worry. You have to be strong for your mate."
Dark eyes mirror Vegeta's. Toorah nods bravely.
"I'll stay here then."
He curls up to the motionless body of his mate, feeding ki into it to keep it warm.
'We'll be back to check on you, son.'
It takes them several days to get through to Mirai. He seems to react to words that are still fresh in his memory. Toorah achieves their final breakthrough: by accident, he answers Goku's question "Still nothing?" with the words "Nothing indeed". Mirai jolts up at the sound of that and looks at Toorah expectantly.
"Trunks?"
No answer, but still that focused, intent gaze. Suddenly, Toorah smells pheromones. He smiles as he remembers the exact situation in which he said those words to Mirai.
Without warning, he crushes his mouth to Mirai's. To his own surprise, he is welcomed enthusiastically. Mirai responds so eagerly that Toorah never notices Goku walking out of the room.
He groans as he is flipped onto his stomach and Mirai caresses his tail with skillful hands.
'Trunks… By Kami, I love you so much…'
'Aishiteru, Toorah.'
Toorah looks back at Mirai's answer and consequently shuts his eyes when he feels how Mirai enters him. Mirai pulls him to his hands and knees, gaining better access to Toorah's arousal.
Toorah's breathing becomes faster with every stroke of Mirai's arousal. He won't be able to last long, never before has he felt so relieved…
"Trunks… Onegai… Don't stop…"
"I… won't…" Mirai's breathing is ragged and becomes more irregular by the second. Toorah can sense how close he is. They climax at the very same moment, collapsing onto the bed, trying to catch their breath.
'Koi?'
'Yes?'
'Does this mean… you're back?'
'What do you mean? Have I been gone?'
Bright blue eyes look into Toorah's onyx ones, not understanding what Toorah's talking about.
'Never mind. It's not important now.'
A deep purr rumbles through the room as Toorah settles down next to his mate. Mirai is already snoring softly.