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Chapter 2 Gohan's Understanding

At midnight exactly, Gohan's eyes shot open, just like every other day. But unlike any other day, today was his eighteenth birthday. He knew what to expect, Vegeta had told him that he would go into heat. It was his race's coming of age "present" that would last a full week. He went into his bathroom and, after a cold shower, slipped into his normal black attire. Luckily, there were no females his age that he knew that he might lose control on and claim.

He jumped out his window and walked over to the gravity room. Meeting up like always, he and Vegeta walked in together. They said nothing as each stretched and warmed up for their first spar of the day. They bowed and sprang and each other to open their spar. They had agreed not to use ki blasts or super saiyan when they did their first spar, but it was fair game the rest of the day.

After dancing around each other for six hours, they decided to break and hunt for food. The slipped into their armor that Bulma had made them, and go kill animals for breakfast. Gohan slipped his tail around his third class armor, while watching Vegeta's snuggle against his royal armor. After Gohan's had grown back, they used the dragon balls and wished for Vegeta's tail back and then the second wish for all saiyan to be able to control the effects of the moon's light, so they would only transform when they wanted to.

"Are you ready Prince?" Much to Vegeta's delight, the Son boys had taken a liking to calling him 'prince', despite the fact that they were both princes of the recently re-founded Ox Kingdom. Gohan refused to call anyone else his father and Goten knew better. Neither called Bulma their mother either.

"Yes Gohan, but first, I have something for you." Vegeta rested his left hand on Gohan's chest. "You have proven yourself in the eyes of your Prince, and equally, to all past saiyan royalty, that you are far above the rank that your father bequeathed to you at your birth this day, eighteen years ago. Kneel." He ordered the boy. "Son Gohan, Prince of Ox Kingdom, do you promise to continue to serve the Royal House of Vegeta-sei, as well as the rest of the beings of the Planet Vegeta-sei for as long as you live by protecting the royal family and the citizens of Chikyuu?"

"Yes, my Prince and Sovereign Lord, I can make this promise to you, all of Vegeta-sei and Chikyuu." Gohan swore, his head bowed in reverence.

"The, he who fell as third class warrior Son Gohan, Prince of Ox Kingdom, rise as first class elite warrior Son Gohan, Prince of Ox Kingdom." Vegeta sent energy through his hand and changed Gohan's armor. Before it was all black underneath and blue on top, but now it was solid black, boots and gloves included, except on his right breast plate was a white hand print where Vegeta's hand had been.

"What is this Prince?" Gohan asked, looking at the left side of his chest.

"That is the crest of the great army of Vegeta-sei. It is there to say that you have sworn alliance to the royal house. The hand print is there to tell all that see it, that you have proven yourself and have been recognized by royalty."

"Congratulations Gohan." Three voices suddenly said from the doorway of the gravity room. In the bright morning light, he could make out the three figured of Bulma with Trunks and Little Goten on each side of her. When he walked up to thank them, he saw the rest of the Senshi there.

"Congratulations Prince Gohan." They all said. Much to his pleasant surprise, they all spoke in saiyan to congratulate him, even Bulma.

"Thank you all." He said as kindly as his deep rumbling voice would allow, "now, we hunt!" They all went to the forest, except Bulma and little Marron, to kill animals to eat for breakfast.

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