I don't own Dragon Ball Z only my imagination. Thank you to everyone who has commented on and / or favorited this story. My hope is that I have kept you somewhat entertained with it.

Weibie: Man that bruise really hurt for a while.

Vegeta: No kidding. At least I got rid of it fast thanks to the Green Man.

Weibie: Wish I was that lucky.

Vegeta: I'm just special.

Weibie: You are special. On with the story…

Vacation

Chapter 7

Late At Night:

What Happened After Everyone Else Went to Bed

Gohan smiled at Mirai; finally they were completely alone. "Well your dad and Piccolo are back in their room now." He put the game controller down and wiggled his eyebrows at his secret boyfriend; well technically Piccolo knew about it but no one else did yet.

"Yeah, and what am I gonna do on this great big lonely sofa all by myself." He smiled cheekily at Gohan.

"I bet I could help you figure out what to do on it." Gohan answered.

Suddenly lightening flashed and thunder rumbled; giving Mirai an idea. "Never mind the sofa, let's go out and sit on the back porch swing. It's covered and dry plus, it's private."

He stood up and took Gohan's hand and led him through the kitchen and out the back door. He sat down and pulled Gohan down next to him. Gohan immediately snuggled up to the lavender haired teen.

Gohan inhaled deeply. "Mmm smell that fresh air. Rain always makes me feel at peace."

Mirai chuckled. "It's one of the things I've always liked about you, Gohan. You love the rain as much as I do." Mirai leaned over to kiss the top of his head as he draped an arm around his shoulder.

Gohan smiled. "I must have done something right somewhere in my life because the Gods are sure smiling on me."

"Gohan, your whole life has been spent doing what was right. It's time someone did something right for you." Mirai smiled down at him, "That would be me of course."

He looked up at Mirai and smiled happily. "You do make me happy. I really don't want to be with anyone else."

"Not even Videl?" He asked; a slight fear toughing his eyes.

Gohan sat up and looked right into his eyes, "Videl is a friend and nothing more; though I know she would like it to become more. I am not interested in her in the least and I will never be. It's always been you Mirai, ever since we were training with our dads in the hyperbolic time chamber. Ever since that day, before the cell games; even though I was still a little kid at the time, I knew I wanted to be with you. I'm just glad you came back here."

"When people began to rebuild in my time, mom got busy and everything was safe again; all I thought about was coming back here; I wanted to be with everyone again. Mom just reminded me that I could spend years here and still come back there as if I'd only been gone for a few hours. She's the one who encouraged me to come back; but when I came back here it was a long while after I'd left. Now you and I are almost the same age, and you're all I've been able to think about since. Heh, kinda lame I know, but…" He was cut off as a bright flash of lightening streaked across the sky followed by a loud crack; which sent Gohan flying into his lap with wide eyes.

Gohan looked up into his dark eyes and whispered, "Not lame at all. You said I saved you in your time, and now here you are in mine saving me from a lonely existence."

Their lips touched and Gohan curled up in his lap wrapping his arms around Mirai's waist. Mirai held Gohan close to him. His heart was beating faster in time to Gohan's as he slipped his hands under his sweet boyfriend's shirt. Gohan was smart, funny, and extremely powerful; even more so than Goku, but he lacked his dad's drive and will to fight. It was one of the things Mirai loved about him. He didn't want to train every second of the day, like their dad's. He didn't like it either. It was one of the things that had brought them together in the first place.

Gohan moaned in their deepening kiss. Mirai cracked his eyes open slightly to find Gohan staring into them. He pulled away from his lavender handsome lavender haired love long enough to let him pull his shirt over his head and toss it on the porch in a waded heap. Gohan proceeded to pull Mirai's shirt over his head as well and tossed it on the porch on top of his own. He then scooted around all over Mirai's lap making sure his body stayed touching his lover's the entire time, till he was straddling him facing his beautiful slender face.

Mirai smiled leering at him, "Are you settled now?" He asked in a low tone looking into his black eyes.

Gohan smiled back at him, "Yeah, I think I'm good now."

He leaned forward letting their bare chests touch and brush against each other; it was Mirai's turn to moan. "Kami, are you trying to drive me crazy Gohan?"

Gohan bit his lover's bottom lip. "That would be the idea." He whispered in a sultry tone.

Mirai's eyes closed and his breath caught when Gohan's hands wandered lower to rub against him through his jeans. He grabbed Gohan and kissed him hard and deep then he gave little kisses down his jaw line to his neck where he suddenly had the urge to dig his teeth into Gohan's neck, not realizing he'd been slowly growing fangs the whole time.

Gohan felt Mirai's power level increasing and unconsciously was raising his to match not paying heed to his own Saiyan fangs he whispered in a low growl to his lover, "Take me, Murasaki." He didn't really understand what was happening within himself. All he knew was that he needed Mirai now. He leaned his head back exposing his neck further for his Violet.

Mirai's head was almost spinning. He fought the urge to bite down on Gohan's neck as hard as he could. He didn't want to hurt him, but he was losing his ability to reason and he didn't know why. He grabbed Gohan by the shoulders and looked at him.

Gohan inhaled sharply when he saw Mirai's red eyes staring back at him and his long sharp fangs barely visible between his lips. He looked like a half wild tiger; it made Gohan want him just that much more. Mirai growled low in his throat as the Saiyan in him began to fully surface. He stood picking up Gohan as he did and pulled his jeans from him at the same time.

Gohan reached down and undid the buttons on Mirai's jeans listening to them fall around his ankles. He ran his tongue across the base of his neck and nipped the side of it. He growled into his ear not caring where they were any more, all he wanted was his Murasaki; and he wanted him now. "Don't stop."

Mirai pinned Gohan up against the side of the house as Gohan wrapped his legs around his waist. Gohan's body had become very hot under Mirai's hands and the scent of him filled the lavender haired young prince's nose; sending him deeper into a madness he never knew was in him. He shook his head like a bull elk in rut and slammed into Gohan.

Gohan threw his head back and yelled silently in the depths of his mind; it gave Mirai the perfect position to bite down on his neck and claim the prize which had so consumed his thoughts for such a long time now. He sunk his teeth deep into Gohan's neck, who let out a whiny gruff moan as he felt the teeth grab at his spirit. He didn't stop to think about the urge to do the same to his Murasaki's neck and pull at his lover's spirit as well.

The two Demi-Saiyans had no idea what was happening, it was simply playing out upon instincts between them unaware of the beautiful blue glow that erupted between them. It felt strange to them, as if they were floating yet standing at the same time. Mirai's teeth sunk a little deeper as the glow shimmered to a deep burgundy color. He was deep inside Gohan whose legs had tightened to a death grip around his waist urging him to give him everything his lover had built up within. Mirai let loose of Gohan's neck just as he was letting his lover have it and roared like a tiger releasing his hold on all the gathered power he's built up at the same time. Gohan's roar mixed with his Murasaki's and the glow between them turned to a forest green before seeping back into their bodies.

Vegeta and Goku both sat bolt upright in bed fully awake. 'What the fuck just happened?" Vegeta whispered.

Piccolo sat up next to Vegeta groggily, "What's wrong baby? Are you alright?"

"Did you feel that?" He asked his Green Man companion.

Piccolo shook his head. He hadn't felt anything at all. Vegeta got up in his pajama bottoms and slipped out the door into the hall. Piccolo jumped up and still in his pajamas tagged after his mate. They ran into Goku who was already in the hall as well.

"You felt that too?" Goku asked his best friend and Prince.

Piccolo was doing Kai scans around the house to locate where the kids were. Goten and Trunks were sleeping. Gohan and Mirai were not in their room. His jaw dropped as he looked at Vegeta whose eyes widened slightly.

"Oh Kami, please don't tell me that was them?" He said looking at Piccolo.

Goku looked at Vegeta. "Oh no; they couldn't have… they're too young aren't they?"

All three of them practically flew down the stairs headed toward the teens' kai signatures, on the back porch of the house. They all three burst out of the back door and found Gohan and Mirai sitting on the swing now barely clothed snuggling under a blanket. Vegeta's jaw dropped. He was in such a state of shock he couldn't speak. Piccolo just gave them both a stern glare that asked the silent question, "how could you be so careless?". Goku on the other hand burst with laughter breaking the moment of shocked surprise on everyone's part.

Gohan looked at his dad, "What? I was gonna tell you tomorrow that Mirai and I were an item now anyway." He blinked not understanding why or how all three of the adults knew they were out here making out. "Why is that such a big deal? Besides, I told Piccolo already."

Mirai looked at Vegeta and frowned. "You look really mad, dad. Are you upset I chose to be with a guy instead of a girl?"

Vegeta raised a brow at his son bristling with a range of emotions. "That you chose Gohan, no." He scowled. Mirai knew the outburst was coming. "Do you two realize what you've just done?" He yelled at the pair. Gohan ducked further under the blanket with more than a little fear.

"Dad, all we did was make out and have a little fun! It's not like the end of the world is going to happen because of it. Geez, it isn't like we aren't both at least 18." Mirai said jumping up now in his boxers.

"Oh really, brat? So, all you two were doing was having a little fun?" Vegeta spat at them questioning.

"Yes! That is all we were doing. We both want to be with one another, why should that be wrong?" Mirai shouted back.

"Don't take that tone with me boy!" Vegeta narrowed his eyes and spoke in a hiss. "So you want to be together do you?"

Gohan spoke up this time finding the courage to voice his thoughts to the raging Prince. "Yes, we do. We love each other; we were going to tell everyone tomorrow."

Vegeta turned to Gohan, but Piccolo put a hand on his Little Prince to try and calm him down. Vegeta took a deep breath before he spoke. "You two have no idea what you have done. Just look at your tails now!" They both looked behind them unaware that their tails had grown back. "Do you know what that means? Do you?"

They both stared at the Prince as the gravity of what they did began to sink in. Mirai looked up with a slight frown not knowing what it meant, "Dad?"

"Yes boy, you two are now mated to one another." He said it in a flat expressionless tone.

Gohan and Mirai looked at each other. Then they looked down at their tails. Mirai's tail was a beautiful shade of purple, it matched the color of his hair; such an exotic color for a Saiyan. Gohan's tail was a deep brown color; the same as it had been when he was a child. They looked back up at each other as the words sank into their minds. Miari spoke just above a whisper, "Mated…" Gohan finished it for him "To each other".

Mirai blinked at Gohan as a surge of happiness washed over him. It was a feeling coming not from himself, but from Gohan. It was true; they were "mated" he could feel it. What exactly does that mean; for life maybe? Fear swept through him. Then he felt hurt through the bond he had with Gohan. He looked up with an expression of worry at his mate.

Gohan eased a little, what he felt was not fear that he'd trapped Mirai, but a fear in Mirai wondering if he would be a good mate to Gohan. Gohan laid a hand on Mirai's shoulder. "Of course you will be."

Vegeta growled at the pair. "How could you have acted so irresponsibly?"

Goku finally spoke up, "I'm gonna have to go with Vegeta on that one guys. It was irresponsible for you to have not thought about what you were doing out here."

"You should have come and talked to me about things before you acted this out Gohan." Piccolo said; disappointment echoed in his voice.

"I was going to tomorrow." Gohan frowned, "But I guess it's too late for that now." He looked up at his mentor. "Why is it that I can feel what Mirai feels?"

Piccolo sighed, "For the same reason I can feel everything that Vegeta feels. The bond between you is through spirit; because your spirits have mingled you can feel emotions tied to that residue of your partner's spirit which is now inside yourself. At least that is what I think is going on."

Mirai blinked, "Wait, are you saying that you're bonded to my dad?"

Vegeta butted into the conversation with a sigh of his own. "Yes, boy I am bonded to Piccolo now. The same way that you are now bonded to Kakarot's brat."

"And you're upset at me for not saying anything? You're just as guilty dad!" Mirai pointed a finger at him.

"Do you think I don't know that? But I didn't just jump into it either did I? Piccolo and I have been building to a bond for a very long time." He just dug the hole deeper.

"Just how long did it take for you and Piccolo to bond then?" Mirai said flatly.

"Never mind, that is none of your business; what is, is that you two acted irresponsible; nothing excuses that." He crossed his arms, that was that and he wasn't going to budge off of that view.

Mirai rubbed his forehead, "Dad look, I know you are upset and I'm not entirely sure exactly what has happened; but I would be happy if I had to spend the rest of my life with Gohan. If what you're saying is so and we are bonded together then fine; I love Gohan and he feels the same about me."

Vegeta laughed, "Well I'm glad you are because now you're stuck with each other for hundreds of years."

"Vegeta is right guys. You can't undo what's happened; you're both stuck together now. Can you live with that Gohan? Can you live with Mirai for the hundreds of years that Saiyans live?" Goku asked his son.

"Dad, I have been in love with Mirai since we defeated Cell. I would be glad to spend the rest of my existence with him." Gohan answered.

They all stood in silence as the steady rain fell; it was doing a good job at soothing the tension in the air. Goku stared at his son letting it soak in that he was barely an adult but was basically married now; to another man in a relationship that he was unaware of. Vegeta just shook his head as Piccolo leaned his to the side; apparently communicating through their bond.

Vegeta finally spoke, "Nobody says anything about this till we can all figure out what to do about it."

Mirai threw his hands up in the air exasperated. "Kami!" He sighed; there was nothing he could do right now, his dad was just stubborn. "Alright fine; you win Dad. We won't say anything about yet."

Vegeta nodded, "Good. At least your mother won't screech at me just yet." He turned to Goku. "And your Harpy is going to come down on you much worse. We have to cover this thing up as long as we can."

Gohan spoke up, "Why do we have to cover it up again?"

"Gohan Vegeta's right again. Think about every possible thing your mom is going to say and do when she finds out about it." Goku had a slightly stressed and worried expression.

"Heh, yeah you do have a point Dad." Gohan said nervously. His mom was going to skin him alive; putting off telling her was beginning to sound like a good idea.

Mirai yawned and put his arm around his new life partner. "Okay, my brain is just shutting down now. I don't want to think about it anymore tonight. Can we all just go to bed please?"

"Actually that's a good idea. I think we should all sleep on it." Piccolo agreed. Actually he was more worried about his Little Prince whom he noticed was beginning to shiver; didn't like it when Vegeta got cold. "This has been a long night for everyone."

"Agreed. We'll talk about it tomorrow." Vegeta said turning to walk back inside still with his tail touching his Green Man.

Gohan and Mirai walked in behind them; their re-grown tails entwined and swaying with each step they took. Goku followed lastly; he smiled at them. They genuinely seemed to be in love; he envied that. He stayed with Chi-Chi because they had kids together; but he didn't love her. His mind drifted wondering what it must be like to be in love, there really wasn't anyone for him.

No one objected when Gohan followed Mirai into his bedroom; what else could they do now after all? Piccolo walked into Vegeta's bedroom with him close behind; he had not stopped touching Piccolo at all that Goku had noticed. Love must be grand. Goku returned to the bed he'd been sleeping in and pulled the blankets over him; 'Someday' he thought as he fell into a deep sleep. He envied his son.

A/N :

Sorry it has taken a bit longer than I would have liked to get this finished up and posted. It may take a wee bit longer to get the next one posted as well, the spring semester of school is ending and I have a bunch of stuff to get finished. I will try and get the next chapter finished as soon as possible though.

Thanks for reading my madness!