"Did I do something wrong?"
Yasi looked up from his book. Kakarot was sitting on the large couch with his knees pulled to his chest. The small beta had been there for at least an hour with something on his mind. The consort closed his book setting it aside as he turned his attention to the younger male.
"Why do you think you've done something wrong, sweetheart? Did anyone say something?" It wasn't often kakarot asked them things before he was distraught. The little beta shook his head, not meeting Yasi's gaze.
"Kakarot, why do you think you've done something wrong?" He said more firmly.
"Geta...he won't...he doesn't…touch me." Kakarot said softly, his frustration at not being able to communicate things coming out. "Not like...not like mates."
Understanding filled Yasi then. Kakarot was upset his son wasn't being intimate? That wasn't something he expected after everything Kakarot had been through.
"Have you asked your father about this?" Kakarot just shook his head and didn't want to meet Yasi's gaze as he curled smaller.
"Teti...no mate. Not anymore. Teti doesn't like Geta touching. Teti doesn't like Geta."
"That's not true, hun. Bardock likes Vege well enough." Yasi made a mental note to do something about that. "Your father is just worried about him taking care of you. He worries about you being ok with having a mate after everything you've been through. That's just something Tetis do. You are Bardock's youngest and he still thinks of you as his little cub sometimes." Kakarot sulked with a frown.
"Not little, I have cubs." The other beta chuckled a bit.
"That doesn't matter, sweetheart. Would you stop worrying about Seba and Kome if they were grown up with cubs?"
"No."
"See, it's the same thing." Yasi said getting up to go sit by his cub. "Now the next thing, do you want Vege to touch you?"
"Yes, he's my alpha." The beta said as a light blush filed his cheeks. "I feel...warm when he does. Tingly."
"Alright, did you tell him?"
"No." Kakarot admit with a frown. "Hard, don't have right words. I purr and cuddle though. He won't do more than that. Don't know what else to do. I'm not carrying now, and he likes how I look now. Is he mad? Does he not want me?" Tears filled the younger's eyes.
"No, sweetheart. He doesn't think that." Yasi said gathering the little one to his chest. "Vege knows you had a lot of bad things happen to you, Kakarot. He doesn't want to make you upset or feel like you have to do things you aren't comfortable with to make him happy."
"But I want him happy. He's my alpha. I want to touch, want him to touch. He's strong, safe, makes me feel warm. He kisses me everyday." Kakarot said with a slight blush. Yasi raised an eyebrow at that.
"He kisses you?"
"Umm hmm." Kakarot nodded with a brighter blush. It was obvious that the younger beta enjoyed Vegeta's attention.
"Have you kissed him back?"
"Can…can I do that?" He asked surprised. Yasi wanted to laugh at the adorable look on the little beta's face.
"Of course you can kiss him. He didn't tell you not to, did he?" Kakarot just shook his head. "Well there you go. You need to kiss him and let him know what you want from him." Yasi put a hand on Kakarot's arm and got his attention.
"Now you listen to me, if he does something you aren't comfortable with, you tell him to stop." Kakarot frowned at that.
"But Geta's Alpha-"
"And an alpha is supposed to take care of their beta." Yasi said firmly leaving no room for Kakarot to argue. "You tell Vege if something upsets you. You have had so many horrible things happen to you, Kakarot, you don't have to let him do something you don't like. I promise Vege will listen if you ask him to stop or slow down."
Kakarot honestly wasn't sure what to think about that. He could remember before Toa came and even after that some of those words had no meaning, but Geta was different from those others so perhaps?
"How…how do I…tell?" The younger beta asked.
"Tell what, honey?" Yasi tilted his head. "You mean, get Vege's attention?"
Kakarot's cheeks flushed some as he nodded. Maybe his tama could help him show Geta what he wanted since the words were still hard to find. Toa shifted and purred in the back of his mind in agreement.
"Well, I suppose I could show you a few things that get my Geta's attention." The older saiyan muttered before smiling up at Kakarot. "Alright, lesson one, how to use your tail."
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Vegeta followed Bardock into a training hall and raised an eyebrow to see they were alone. The older male could feel the younger's stare and forced himself to not react.
"Are you going to tell me what is going on?" Vegeta finally asked as he watched the other male bar the door to keep others out.
"We're going to deal with…..whatever you want to call this mess between us." Bardock growled.
"You're the one with the problem, Bardock."
"And you haven't exactly done anything to make it go away!" Bardock snapped angrily. "I'm only doing this because Kakarot thinks I hate you and that you don't like me. I'm not going to make him pick between us because it'll only hurt him. I figured since neither of us are very good with "talking" we might just need this room. Either way we aren't allowed back in the house until this is sorted, your tatama made that clear."
"Kakarot thinks what?" The younger asked in shock. "Who gave him that idea? I like you just fine but not when you're being a bitch with his panties in a twist!"
The prince never saw the fist that slammed on the right side of his jaw. The force of the blow had Vegeta skidding back a few feet before he snarled at Bardock his tail lashing out behind him as he growled.
"What the hell is your problem, old man?!" He ran the back of his hand over his mouth to check for blood.
"You are!" The older man leapt at Vegeta with his teeth bared. His tail flared and lashed behind him. He looked like he wanted to rip the younger saiyan apart, so the prince moved to kick Bardock in the chest.
The general caught Vegeta's ankle in a bruising grip and moved to throw him into the reinforced wall of the training room. Using his smaller form, Vegeta managed to flip mid-throw and landed in a crouch on the wall before pushing off and slugging Bardock on the face where his scar was.
Now with the two alphas in close quarters, they started to exchange a series of blows rapidly. The force of their blows sent shockwaves through the room, making the walls vibrate. The two fighting paid this no mind as they tried to beat the other into submission, their hormone finally kicked in and sent the two alphas into a full blown fight for dominance that had been building for months.
In a quick move, Vegeta ducked under a punch and swept Bardock's legs out from under him. The older man's head hit the floor with a loud thud, disorientating him long enough for the prince to yell in his face.
"What the hell did I do?!"
"You know what you did!" Bardock sat up with a snarl. "You took advantage of Kakarot!"
"The hell are you talking about?" The younger of the two growled out. "I've done no such thing! I've only ever done what he's allowed me! "
"That's a lie, and you know it!" The general sprang up and threw another punch at Vegeta. His fist was caught by the other when he swung it.
"It is not!" The younger man kicked out and caught the General in the side and managed to push him away a few feet. He pressed his advantage, throwing blow after blow and refrained from using any type of ki attacks. This type of fight didn't call for those attacks. Vegeta gave as good as he got and under all the anger he felt the echoes of their old sparing matches from when Bardock used to train with him. But Bardock fought like he was possessed.
The prince pulled on one of Bardock's arms and rammed an elbow in the older man's nose. The blow didn't bother the enraged general like it should have, as he snarled and tried to slug Vegeta in the face. Using his over extended reach, Vegeta grabbed Bardock's arm and flipped the older alpha over his shoulder into the ground.
"I have done nothing to Kakarot he hasn't asked me to." Vegeta growled panting. "I've offered to leaved him if that is what he wanted. I've shown him how much he means to me by presenting him a bonding token." He hissed grabbing the older alpha to pull him to his feet. Growling with a feral gleam in his eyes, Bardock slammed his forehead into the bridge of the prince's nose blinding him with pain and tears as he staggered back releasing Bardock.
Bardock rushed the prince and carried the two of them to the wall. Vegeta was slammed against the wall with an arm against his throat. Vegeta clawed at the arm restricting his breathing, but Bardock would not budge. He pressed harder until the prince stopped resisting. The older alpha wasn't trying to kill him, merely subdue him.
"You raped my son!" The older alpha shouted in his face. "The cub that I have done everything in my power to prevent something like this from happening!"
Vegeta stopped trying to squirm out from under Bardock and looked at the older man in confusion. What was he talking about? The fight drained out of Bardock as he removed his arm and stepped back. Vegeta coughed and rubbed his throat as he found his feet.
"Do you know what happens to betas when they are as weak as Kakarot used to be? What the third class have to face as the reality for their female and beta cubs?"
"I know Kakarot worried about finding a suitable partner."
"Suitable? That's one way of looking at it." Bardock literally spat. "Try a partner they actually choose. No, more often than not a beta is watched, they are gotten alone when there are no alpha family members are around to protect them, I've even seen cases where the stronger alphas actually assault the families and take their children. They wait and do this when the beta is in heat, when they can't or won't fight back. Do you know what happens then?" Bardock wasn't even looking at Vegeta by now.
"They rape them. They rape them and mark them. They use the beta's instincts against them and force them to bond. The bastards use them for breeding stock."
"Bardock, I would never-"
"Damn it I know you don't see him like that!" He snarled punching the wall. "But that doesn't change how this whole damn situation makes me feel!"
"I took so many precautions…." The older male said as exhaustion crept into his voice. "It's why I gave him Atarau, not only to be his friend but to protect him. I had a rotation worked out where either myself, Raditz or Tora would be there to protect him. Even training you had it's advantages. I'd have done it either way, but I'd be an idiot to ignore the protection it gave him, the protection my rank as general gave him. I wanted so badly for him to meet someone "he" wanted." Finally Bardock dropped to the floor and leaned against the wall with a sigh.
"I didn't know." Vegeta said sitting next to him. "Why hasn't anything been done?"
"I've tried, your father and tatama have tried. It's just been the way of things so long no one that can cares to change things. It's not just the third class alphas that steal betas. Sure we can challenge a duel, but more often than not a third class can't get a proxy to fight for them or aren't strong enough to take on the higher classes." He explained. "I'm not normal for my class, Vegeta. My zenkais are unheard of in the strength they bestow. Turles and Raditz too, to a lesser degree. At most the average saiyan can hope they'll advance in class but more often than not you stay where you are born. And Kakarot has the ability as well, I hid it to make him stand out less."
"You didn't want him to become a target."
"Exactly, fat lot of good that did." He sighed again and leaned his head back to stared dispassionately at the ceiling. "After finding out…..I was so sure someone found out and that's why Frieza took him for his sick experiments….."
"Bardock, you don't have to worry about him anymore. I'll do the right thing and take care of him now." He stopped when the older man snorted.
"You haven't done the right thing! Yes, you take care of him, but I only see that as a way to save face!"
"You know that's not the reason why I do it!" Vegeta snarled as he ran a hand through his hair. "What the hell do you want me to do?! Ask permission?!"
"Yes!" Bardock got in the prince's face. "You should have at least attempted to follow tradition and asked me like any decent alpha would as soon as we got back! But you've been blowing off the issue for months!"
Vegeta just stopped all of a sudden. He looked a bit lost for a moment, and that snapped Bardock out of his anger. His eyes narrowed as he pulled back and waited for the younger man to speak.
"I didn't ask because I thought you would say no." It looked like those words hurt Vegeta to be admitted, but he knew Bardock was right. He should have asked.
"What?"
"I was afraid that you would say no and that I would have to leave Kakarot. It was selfish of me, but I don't want to lose him." Vegeta gritted his teeth looking at anywhere but his mentor. "I was afraid that you wouldn't think I was worthy enough for your son."
Bardock blinked a couple of times before letting out a mirthless chuckle as he dragged a hand down his face. While it pleased him that the prince thought so much of his opinion, this whole situation could have been avoided if they had just talked.
There would be no living with Yasi if he found out.
"General Bardock?" Vegeta bowed slightly at the waist before the taller alpha. "Will you allow me to court your youngest son, Kakarot, and prove to both him and you that I am a worthy mate?"
Bardock crossed his arms over his chest and remained silent for a few minutes watching the prince trying not to shift under his piercing gaze. Finally he let out a soft growl.
"Yes, Vegeta. You have my permission."
+++break+++
"What happened?!" Yasi's words drew Kakarot away from the cubs where he was watching Kome and Seba play with Rahi and Amara. His little girl was very attached to Kome, and it was becoming a common sight to see her crawl into his lap whenever he sat near her. She was very quiet and hadn't tried to speak her first words yet. Seba and Rahi were on the floor where Seba teased the younger with his tail and tickled the baby. Kakarot was glad they got along.
But the tone in Yasi's voice drew him from the cub's room and into the living room.
"I told you to talk to each other, Bardock!"
"We did." Vegeta said as he and Bardock supported each other. Kakarot couldn't help the whine from his throat at the sight of both his father and mate all bruised and dirty. His tail coiled down near his leg anxiously before he came closer. Yasi glared at the two alphas with a look that sternly told them they had better not upset Kakarot with their childish behavior.
"We're alright, aiyo. We were just sparring like old times." Vegeta said softly. "I promise it looks worse than it really is."
"Certainly knocked you for a loop a few times." Bardock jokes with a grin before he clapped Vegeta on the back drawing a low grunt from the younger. "And with that, I'm going to clean up and see my grandcubs." Kakarot uncertainly watched his father break away from his mate, but there wasn't any of the tension between the two of them. Pausing the older alpha gently ruffled Kakarot's hair.
"Everything is fine now, kyuata. I promise, go see if Vegeta needs any help with his armor." With that he went in his bedroom and closed the door. Kakarot whined softly in concern, but he was torn over listening to his father and checking on him.
"Kakarot." Turning the beta saw Geta behind him smiling. "It's ok. Bardock and I worked things out." The smile was soft and obviously full of relief.
"All better?" He hesitantly asked the alpha as he glanced back at his father's room. He stepped closer to Vegeta when he saw the smile grow wider.
"Yes, all better." He pulled the beta into a hug and kissed his forehead, while Yasi huffed and muttered about pig headed alphas as he went back to the cubs. "We finally worked things out. Everything is fine." Kakarot purred over those words as he snuggled in Vegeta's arms. He was happy that teti didn't hate Geta anymore.
"I'm going to get cleaned up now." The prince pulled back with a slight wince. He rubbed at a bruise on his shoulder, making Kakarot whine in concern. "I'm fine, it's just…Bardock knows how to hit."
The small beta followed his mate into their bedroom. He wanted to make sure that the alpha was alright. He moved over and helped pulled the armor off of Vegeta. Once the alpha was bare from the waist up, Kakarot moved to hug him once more.
He took in that clove scent and felt his heart pound in his chest. Geta was right, there were some bruises; but Kakarot knew they'd be gone by morning. Instead he felt that warm tingly sensation as he took in his alpha's muscled form and a soft blush covered his cheeks. He wanted Geta to know how happy he was. Vegeta let Kakarot hug him and gently wound his arms around the beta's waist. He didn't expect Kakarot to be this worried about some bruises.
"Aiyo, I promise I'm f-" the Prince never got to finish his sentence as Kakarot suddenly stood on his toes and kissed him on the lips. Vegeta's eyes widened in surprise. Seconds later Kakarot pulled away and unwrapped his arms from the alpha and hesitantly stared at the floor with a dark stain across his cheeks.
Did he do it wrong? Geta wasn't doing anything. Slowly the black tail that had been swaying gently fell down beside his leg anxiously while he bit his lip.
Kakarot had kissed him. It was an awkward clumsy kiss one would expect from someone who'd never done it before, but that made it so much more special for the alpha. He was fairly certain that was Kakarot's first kiss. Seeing the slight distress of his mate, the prince very gently grasped Kakarot's chin and tilted his head up to meet his gaze again and kissed him. The beta squeaked in surprise when instead of the simple peck Vegeta normally gave him, this kiss lingered.
The smaller saiyan felt his tail curl behind him as their lips gently caressed each other. Kakarot let out a whine as Vegeta moved them to sit on their bed with the submissive on his lap. He tensed briefly as he felt a large hand move up to cradle the back of his head, but he relaxed when the prince just slowly tangled his fingers in his black spikes. Kakarot couldn't help but let his eyes slide closed a moment at how good Geta's hand felt
The alpha fought back a groan at the first touch of those soft strands. It felt even softer now then it had when he first touched it after Kakarot had his makeover. He wanted to bury his face in the beta's hair and just wallow in the scent as long as he could. He loved the sweet cinnamon scent that Kakarot possessed. He felt the other relax in his arms as he got use to the long kiss, and Vegeta decided that he could try something more.
The prince slowly worked his tongue into Kakarot's mouth to explore his mate's sweet taste. He almost chuckled at the surprised whine that came from Kakarot, but he just gave the submissive a slow lick on his own tongue before pulling back to see what Kakarot thought.
The sight of the glassy eyes and bright red stain on the beta's face nearly made him laugh once more. He leaned over and nuzzled his face in the crook of Kakarot's neck with a growling purr. He felt the submissive's hands come up his bare shoulders to rest there, and he rubbed the hand around Kakarot's waist up and down his back, lingering close to his soft rear at times.
Vegeta gave his bond bite a lick that made his mate shiver before making a trail of kissed heading back towards that sweet mouth. Once he got back there, he slipped his tongue back inside and was very pleased when he felt small licks from Kakarot.
The older saiyan almost groaned into the beta's mouth as his mate slowly responded to his kiss. He was learning quickly on how to participate, and Vegeta was thrilled over that. His blood was starting to flow south, and he used every bit of self restraint he had to keep from grinding up against Kakarot's soft bottom. He needed to ease the smaller saiyan into that, but for now, Vegeta just shifted them closer together as he explored over Kakarot's sharp teeth.
The pair were so distracted by the other that they didn't notice a shadow by the cracked open door nor the sound of bare feet almost stomping down the hall.
Too soon for his instincts, Vegeta pulled away as he felt his restraint failing. If they kept going, he was likely to throw his mate on the bed and take things much farther than Kakarot was ready for. Already his instincts were screaming for him to attack Kakarot's bond bite to make the little beta nice and relaxed before he made a ring of marks around his neck.
Softly growling he let his forehead rest against Kakarot's as he got control of himself. He was going to need an ice cold shower after this...
When he pulled away Kakarot was blushing just as strongly but his eyes were confused.
"Did I...did I do it wrong?" He asked softly.
"No, in fact you did very well for your first time, Aiyo." Vegeta purred giving him a quick peck on the forehead.
"Why'd you stop?"
"Because I want to do things properly." Vegeta said running his thumb across Kakarot's cheek. "You deserve to have things done the right way. I want to court you properly. And when you're sure you're ready we can go further. I don't want to hurt you, Kakarot. We'll go as slow as you want."
Kakarot felt his heart flutter and purred, nuzzling into his mate's chest. He liked the new things Geta had shown him. They made him feel good, but he didn't know what to do. He hadn't realized there were more things Geta and him could do, or that kissing could be like that...
"Slow?" Kakarot asked a little hesitantly. He was afraid he'd disappoint Geta if they went quickly, and he didn't know what to do to please his alpha. To his relief, Vegeta smiled at him.
"Slow."