Not Meant to Be?

Chapter 2

A/N: Okay so that was a fun chapter, wasn't it? I hope you all enjoyed and also someone emailed and bashed us saying that Piccolo and Nail were gay. Well no flipping duh, Namekian's are all boys when they get together that makes them gay! *Facepalm* anyways on with the story.

Piccolo's part written by Majintalina2118 & Nail's written by me!

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Piccolo awoke with a start when a knock sounded at Nail's door. Piccolo looked down and found Nail resting peacefully in his arms. Sweat his coated his skin but he had calmed and he no longer winced in pain. Piccolo gently nudged Nail awake.

"Time to get up" Piccolo whispered against his ear.

Nail slowly sat up, he winced as pain shot through him. Piccolo shot him a concerned look and got him into a sitting position, gently tucking the blankets around him.

Piccolo got up and opened the door to find Dende holding a tanned wicker basket in his arms, the egg was wrapped in a light blue blanket and was surrounded my sheets in the basket.

"I was wondering if I could speak with Nail" Dende said shifting the basket from his left arm to the right arm.

Piccolo stepped aside and let Dende into the dimly lit room. With the snap of Piccolo's fingers the curtains opened letting a soft light illuminate the room. Piccolo took a seat on the end of the bed away from Dende and Nail. Nail gently took the basket from Dende's arms holding it close.

'He's an ideal mother, it's like he was born to be one' Piccolo thought.

"Piccolo" Nail said pulling Piccolo away from his thoughts.

Piccolo walked over and sat by Nail on the bed shifting awkwardly as Nail handed him the egg. Piccolo felt Nail' hands slide under his own showing him how to the hold the egg causing his cheeks to turn red. Nail smiled gently and Dende giggled. The boy had just begun his term as guardian and was quite innocent which made the question that came from his lips all the tougher to answer. While the answer wasn't tough the outcome and future was what was unsure to both of them.

"Piccolo is the baby yours?"

"Yes mine and Nail's" Dende grinned.

"So are you guys gonna get together?"

Nail looked to Piccolo, Piccolo couldn't read his lover's expression but he felt a tug on his heart.

"Yes we are together; it'll take some work but yes were together"

Dende grinned again and that grin turned into a smirk, "So does that mean you're my uncle now"

Piccolo's cheeks turned red as he looked to Nail "No it doesn't" he said his tone full of laughter when he meant to be serious.

Dende smiled anyways and laughed. Nail handed the basket back to Dende and instructed him to place in by the night table in the corner so it would stay hidden but it would still be able to get some sunlight.

After Dende left I pulled Nail close to me after checking the egg. Laying in silence for a few moments I realized that something was on his mind.

"What is it Nail?"

Sighing uneasily he looks at me, "How is this going to work Piccolo? We are not mates, we have an egg and we don't really know too much about each other"

"I never said that it would be easy but we could try, okay?"

"Okay" he says taking my hand in his own.

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Nail has been asleep for maybe an hour but I can't for the life of me fall asleep. I gently side my arms carefully away from Nail. He doesn't budge as I slip out the door and off the edge of the Lookout. I fly to my favorite meditation spot and sit by the waterfall listening to the clash of water on the rocks below. I feel my pulse lower and my heart rate calm, I didn't realize until that moment truly how tense and worried and tensed up I'd been.

'How can I possibly be a father? And a mate to Nail, I am not fit for this.'

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Nail awoke to find that Piccolo wasn't beside him. He sat up wincing in pain shock radiating around him.

"Did he leave me?" Nail wondered as he glanced at the egg in the corner.

"He did he left me" Nail said with tears tripping down his cheeks.

Piccolo sighed and left the sweet quiet of his meditation spot and flew towards the Lookout. He was careful to open the door so he wouldn't wake Nail but he found Nail awake in the bed.

Nail looked up and found Nail watching him.

"I-I…thought you left…me"

"I just went to meditate Nail, clear my head some"

"You could have told me" Nail said, his voice barely above a whisper.

"Well I didn't know you needed to know, I was just going to let you sleep"

"I didn't know if you were coming back" Nail said his voice shaking.

"You we all need freedom and I came back Nail! I came back!"

Tears ran down his face as he looked at the egg then Piccolo.

"Do you even want this baby Piccolo? Because if you don't I'll take Tenshen and leave"

"Tenshen, that's his name?"

"Yes it is and you know what if you think you have so much freedom then go Piccolo, just leave like you left a lot of other things"

Those words gnawed at Piccolo as his shoulders slumped.

"Fine" Piccolo muttered as he left slamming the door behind him.

A/N: We kinda suck at cliff hangers but what are you gonna do about it! Please review and no flames, we shall use them to roast weenies.