Chapter 6: Happily Ever After

Vegetto's eyes rapidly shot open, panting heavily as he rose up out of the bed. He glanced around frantically, and his mind continued to race.

Realizing that he was no longer stranded on his own planet, Planet Vegetto, the Potara fusion sighed heavily in relief and relaxed his tense shoulder muscles. His relief was short lived, due to his gazing falling to his side.

Resting next to him in the identical spot and fashion from when they first arrived back on the Kai's homeworld was Goggie, still sound asleep. A smile of content on the fusionette's face was the first sign of disaster for Vegetto, who immediately reached for the blanket. Gripping the sheets tightly, he turned his head away while keeping one eye trained on the sheets as he slowly lifted them up, his entire body tingling in anticipation.

Vegetto's worst fears proved to be realized, and the Potara fusion squealed at the sight. The black underwear Goggie had been wearing was no where in sight, leaving her completely exposed under the sheets. He instinctively dropped the covers, pinching the bridge of his nose in anguish once he spotted the black, and somewhat lacy, underwear strewn about on the carpet next to the bed.

Vegetto then sweatdropped, noticing the bottom half of his gi and underwear lying underneath the black underwear. In the midst of his terror, anguish, and despair, Vegetto had completely forgotten that he too was completely exposed without the soft bedsheets. He grunted, shifting his legs to the side of his bed and prepared to land on the carpeted ground.

"What is going on in here?"

Vegetto yelped in shock, instantly retreating back to the safety of the sheets at the sound of the Elder Kai's voice. He stared at the doorway with a quizzical expression, eyeing the two Kais standing in its frame.

"What are you talking about?"

The Elder Kai scoffed at Vegetto's ruse, and glared at the fusion.

"Listen to me, Vegetto. The next time you two decided to do the nasty nasty, please try and remember that they are other people living on this planet!"

Vegetto's eyes immediately narrowed in a glare, and his cheeks turned a brilliant shade of red as the Elder continued.

"For Kami's sake, haven't you Saiyans ever heard of the term "gentle"?"

"Elder!"

Vegetto's glare intensified, pointing at the hallway behind them.

"Get out."

The Elder scoffed once again, turning on his heel.

"Come on, youngin. It seems that our Saiyan son is moving on to the second round..."

Vegetto's narrowed eyes widened, and the fusion's right arm immediately shot out from under the covers. A medium sized ball of yellow ki formed at the end of his palm, pointed directly at the two Kais walking down the open hallway.

He blinked, however, feeling a tugging on his arm as he was about to fire the ki blast. Goggie raised an eyebrow with half open eyes, and both of her petite arms rested on Vegetto's muscular bicep.

"What's wrong?"

Vegetto narrowed his eyes, glancing away as he lowered his arm and the energy disappeared.

"Nothing. Go back to sleep."

Goggie frowned, sitting upright on the bed with a concerned expression. She leaned forward, peering around Vegetto's shoulder with an eyebrow raised.

"You're avoiding me, hun. What's the matter?"

Vegetto kept his glance towards the ground away from her side of the bed, glaring down at it.

"You're still naked."

Goggie blinked in confusion. She then glanced down at her breasts, before turning her attention back up to Vegetto and giggled.

"And? You say that as if it's a problem."

Vegetto sighed heavily, looking up at the wall away from Goggie.

"Just put some clothes on, alright?"

Goggie's happy expression quickly faded away, and she immediately frowned. Scooting next to Vegetto, the fusionette tugged on his shoulder.

"C'mon, talk to me. Why is this bothering you?"

Vegetto shrugged his shoulder, and Goggie let her small hand fall to the soft mattress. Her frown deepened, watching Vegetto stand up out of the bed and walk around to the other side.

"We shouldn't have done that."

Goggie glanced down at the bed, feeling guilty for her seductive behavior. She turned her attention back up at Vegetto, who had knelt down and picked up the pants and underwear he had been wearing before their encounter.

"PUT SOME CLOTHES ON!"

Vegetto's head snapped to the doorframe, his eyes narrowing in an enraged glare. The Potara fusion quickly pulled the underwear and pants over his lower body with beat red cheeks, before turning his attention back to Goggie.

"Listen. It would be pointless for me to try and lie about how I feel about you..."

The struggle was apparent on Vegetto's expression, but the resulting word he spoke was gentle and soothing.

"Goggie..."

The fusionette smiled weakly back at Vegetto, shifting slightly in the bed.

"But it would also be pointless for me to try and pursue a relationship that is bound to end in disaster and pain."

Goggie raised an eyebrow, swinging her feet out from under the covers of the bed.

"What are you talking about? We're the strongest fighters in the entire galaxy! If we were together, there's no way anybody would be able to hurt us!"

Vegetto narrowed his eyes, tossing the black underwear at Goggie.

"Except for each other. Think about it: what would happen once this bond breaks? You saw what happened when we were at each other's throats last time!"

The Potara fusion grunted angrily.

"A whole planet was almost destroyed!"

Goggie's determined expression immediately fell, the past resurfacing. Vegetto's narrowed eyes had returned to their normal size, due to the confusion from reading Goggie's guilty expression.

"What?"

Goggie glanced towards the carpet, rubbing the side of her upper arm.

"A whole planet was destroyed, hun..."

Vegetto's eyes immediately widened in shock, the news stabbing into his heart like a knife. A long silence ensured between the two, with each passing second building up more tension. Goggie cringed slightly, nearly jumping at the loud crash that rung out in the room.

She glanced up, and her frown deepened at the sight of Vegetto. He had slung a nearby table into the wall on the opposite side of the room, with broken wood littered across the ground. The Potara fusion had buried his face into his hand, the anguish clear in his half exposed expression.

Goggie instantly shot up from the bed, slinging on her bra and pulling up her panties as she rushed to his side, pressing up against him. His immediate reaction was a small shove, trying to push her away. However, Goggie persistently held onto his sides and buried her head on his chest, and the Potara fusion did not attempt to remove her again.

"We did everything we could, hun. It's not your fault."

Vegetto shook his head, a lone tear rolling down his right cheek.

"No we didn't! We spent half of the time fighting each other, and it's my fault that all of those people are dead!"

Vegetto glared up at the ceiling.

"I should've saved them!"

Goggie shook her head, rubbing his side.

"We can wish them back with the Dragonballs. Before anybody had even thought about attacking the planet."

She glanced up, a small smile on her expression as she locked eyes with Vegetto.

"If you want to blame anyone for this, then blame this Lord Nippy. Make him pay for what he's done."

Vegetto remained silent, studying Goggie's optimistic expression for a few moments. He then suddenly returned the smile, and nodded.

"Alright, I will..."

The Potara fusion then broke free from Goggie's hold, wiping away the path the tears had left behind. Goggie smiled as she watched Vegetto pick up some clothes, pulling an orange undershirt on and the top portion of his gi over it. Once he was fully dressed, Vegetto then made his way to the doorframe.

However, the Potara fusion came to a halt before he stepped into the hallway. He glanced over his shoulder, with an eyebrow raised, back at the almost naked Goggie. She blinked in confusion as he spoke.

"Aren't you coming?"

Goggie grinned in response, quickly dropping down to the side of the bed and searching for her remaining clothes. Now fully dressed in her usual attire, Goggie's grin widened from ear to ear, happily glomping onto Vegetto's side as the two fusions walked together down the dark hallway.