-Time Skip-
Gohan sighed as he listened to one o the Noble women complain about er husband's lack of interest in her. The others were either just as bored or were trying to pacify her so they can get on with his lessons. Much like his grandfather had promised him, he began taking lessons at the palace in advance History and Politics as well as a few Home Economics and the Saiyan version of a Lamaze class.
"Really deary, that's enough... Princess are you alright?" one of the older noble women asked, noting his tail lightly rubbing his rounded belly.
"I'm fine... just a bit tired... I better take a small walk." He said and slowly stood.
The women all stood ready to steady him since the pregnancy threw off his center of gravity, but Gohan found his balance and began to walk slowly out the tea room. When he entered the hall, the guards lining the walls all snapped to attention, one of them falling into stride behind the princess in case anything happened.
Gohan sighed as he admired the paintings and stained glass windows while he walked down the hall, pausing to study them every now and again. He wanted to be in his house with Vegeta, but it seemed some hot shots from another galaxy were trying to declare war on them and his mate was called away to hear the battle plans and to organize their army.
He was looking at one that was done in almost completely in red. It looked like a full moon and there was a genderless figure standing beneath it's rays, holding their swollen stomach.
"The Brídeach an Gealach Dearg, your highness... It's a sacred legend among our people." The guard spoke up, noting the curios stare.
Gohan nodded, though it did little to help him understand. He rubbed the small bump in his stomach and sighed tiredly. The Guard stepped up and carefully picked up the princess and carried him down the halls to one of the private rooms and set him down on the bed inside before he bowed and left the room, standing guard at the door.
'I still can't get use to this...'
It comes with having a prince for a mate, you should be happy that they take care of us so well...
He sighed and got himself comfy before falling asleep...
-Vegeta-
He was rubbing his throbbing temples as the old farts went to yet another yelling match. Vegeto was holding a bubbling brew in his hands that one of the shamans, that he kept in the palace for such reasons, brought him. The fizzy brew slide easily down his throat and he passed what was left to his son, knowing he needed it as well to quell the headache. There was just somethings that technology couldn't beat. A good old fashioned home remedy.
"This is absurd..." Vegeta growled as he down the fizzy brew, sighing when the throbbing dulled away and his eyes no longer felt like they'd pop out of his head from the pressure.
"It stopped being funny after the first five times they did this..." Vegeto sighed and waited for the men to take a breather so he could get them all to shut up and listen. "Oh enough already! You're both acting like children!"
The men stopped and looked at the king.
"It is very simple! We'll set up spies in the check point areas and if these... Vamps are dangerous those units will do their best to cut their numbers down to size while the rest of the arm joins them. It's a risky tactic, but it's the only one that's not making me want to hang myself at the moment. Now if I hear a peep out of you I will kill you. Dismissed!" Vegeto snapped, he felt like a woman on her period from all the stress he has to deal with.
"Father, is that really going to work?"
"It's all I have without Burdock here. He's at the Checkpoint near Visa 7 meeting Kakarot's earth friend. Speaking of Earth, are you sure that's where you want to go for your honeymoon?" Vegeto asked, a bit worried.
"It's where Gohan was raised... I figured I'd indulge him by taking him to his 'home' planet and learn what I can. This woman that's coming, she's the midwife to him and from what I understand from his Earthen mother, she's a technician from their planet. Maybe they have somethings we can find useful."
"I see, scouting out if the planet is worth more than just a honeymooner's getaway."
"Yes. Besides we have to have at least one reason to protect it. And not to mention I'm expecting plants and gardeners from Earth and the woman is bringing them with her."
"For the garden?" Vegeto asked.
Vegeta nodded, smiling. His little project was nearly finished, but he was pretty sure that with every new planet they discover and alley with, there would be new plants to add to the garden. And it seemed to be Gohan's favorite place to be when he wasn't nose deep in a book. Speaking of Gohan, he stood up and bowed to his father and began to leave the room, the generals had slowly left, a few going over maps of the checkpoints so they could have their men start leaving and scouting the new enemy.
Vegeta walked down the halls, sighing as he thought over the battle plans. It'd take them a few days to get everything set up, but that meant he couldn't relax with Gohan or the baby he was carrying. He smiled, Gohan was three weeks along and a slight bump had rounded his belly. He smiled remembering how radiant Gohan looked gently tracing it and singing an Earthen lullaby to it. As he passed by a door, a guard quickly called to him.
"Your highness! If you are heading to the Tea room, the princess isn't there. He took a walk earlier and began to feel tired. I brought him here to rest in private." The guard said quickly, unlocking the door and holding it open for the prince to walk in.
"Why was he walking around?"
"One of the noble women was causing unnecessary stress and he wanted to relax. Councilor Bossa's wife came by to check on him and informed me."
"Hn." He walked over to his mate and smiled, Gohan was resting on his side, his hand lightly tracing the bump as he slept.
The guard quietly closed the door and Vegeta sat beside his mate, touching his stomach and feeling the baby's Ki flutter in recognition of its father. He began humming softly, tracing Saiyanese letters on the bump as Gohan shifted and turned to look at him with a sleepy smile.
"Hi..."
"Hello, sleepyhead... Come on, let's go home. Father threatened the general for bickering stupidly over a simple scouting mission."
"Wouldn't it be easier to send out scouting units to the checkpoint areas and spy on the enemy from there as they pass through? I mean unless they've been here before it's like a maze getting to Vegetasei..."
"Yes that's what father ended up doing and the rest of the available army is on standby in case these guys are more dangerous than we thought. But we're not rushing into a battle that could quite possibly get us killed."
"Good... I'm hungry now..." Gohan sighed and slowly sat up before he let Vegeta help him to his feet and walk him out the room. Since they were still here, they might as well torment the palace cooking staff.
During the last few weeks Vegeta and Cornelius where under Chi-Chi's watchful eyes and training. Gohan wouldn't eat a a full meal, more like he picked at his food. Kakarot was doing the same. When both the dominant Saiyans asked why they were doing it, she said that they were trying to find out which foods their bodies preferred and which ones they rejected. Vegeta thought it was understand able, he didn't want to accidentally feed Gohan something that would disagree with him and the baby. Cornelius thought it was kinda funny and got kicked in the gut by Chi-Chi before Kakarot blasted him out the house... again.
They got to the dinning hall and the head chef bowed to the royal prince and princess as he helped them into their seats and made sure that Gohan was comfortable before he asked what they'd like to eat. Vegeta let Gohan give the chef his orders and he told him to bring him a simple sandwich. The portly man left to begin cooking as Gohan sighed and looked around the room.
"What's wrong, Gohan?" Vegeta asked, leaning closer to his mate and kissing his neck.
"I don't understand... I've been called Iompróir ever since I landed and when grandpa took me out of the academy, I've been called Brídeach an Gealach Dearg... I wish I knew what they meant. The teacher told me that if I didn't know then I was either really ignorant or I wasn't Saiyan. One teacher told me that the only place to find the Legend of the Brídeach an Gealach Dearg was here in the royal palace, but only the royal family can access it."
"Well I can tell you what they mean and Gohan, you could have gotten the book since you are part of the royal family. You're my mate after all. But let's save that talk for after lunch. I think it's safer to speak in our home away from the eyes and ears of the palace."
Gohan nodded his agreement and smiled when the cook set down some diced fruits and a cup of melon juice down on the table for him and told him that the rest would come out shortly before he set a bowl of soup before Vegeta to snack on while he finished the princess's order first. One thing Gohan learned fast was that pregnant Saiyans took priority over the others, especially the princess and queen.
They ate in calm, going over their days, though Gohan was having a good laugh at Vegeta's day...
-Docks-
Burdock growled as he stood before the landing pads. It's been nearly a month since mating season and he still had his feminine figure. It was bothering him to no end. He was often mistaken for a woman, that was normal much to his prides carnage, but the for some reason his body mass hasn't bulked back up to it's normal standards which was worrying him.
He was torn from his thought when his scouter blipped to life and he pressed the com button.
"Admiral Burdock."
"Sir, a strange ship has entered our atmosphere."
"Friend or foe?"
"I don't know. Commander Nappa is on board."
"Then it's the Earthen ship that the princess was expecting. Grant them clearance and get both a technician staff and a medical team ready. The gravity here is 10x that of earths. We can't be too sure if they can handle it."
"Yes sir."
With that the scouter shut off and Burdock looked up to the sky, it was nearly noon, Gohan and Kakarot should be getting hungry about now. He just hoped that they didn't get any strange cravings. He didn't think that Vegeta and Cornelius would be able to look at them while they ate. He almost started laughing, pregnancy was such a bitch at times and it was funnier when someone else had to suffer through it and not him.
He blinked when a shiny star appeared in midday and smiled knowing it was the Earthen ship. It took less than ten seconds for the ship to smack into the landing pad and for the teams he asked for to come climb up, ready to get the ship into the hanger and the occupants to the medical wing if needed.
The ships hissed as four legs came out from the bottom and the ship stood up before a door appeared and a set of stairs slipped out of it. They never seen a ship do that before so it was pretty unique. The hatch opened and Nappa stepped out, carrying a bunch of bags and set them up on a trolly, telling the men to take it to the Admiral's house before they left.
"I take it they got lost?" Burdock asked, an amused smile on his face.
"Yes, they did. But they weren't that far off. Just off of Rex 6." Nappa told him, which was fairly close.
He nodded and out stepped a group of people. Burdock blinked as a few fell flat on their faces and three of them remained standing.
"What's wrong with you three?" asked a blue haired woman, standing there.
"Bulma, how can you stand?" asked one of the men on the floor.
"Well Goku told me that Vegetasei had a stronger gravity pull than earth so dad gave me some gravity training to do. It helped since I'm still standing." she said smugly as the bald man beside her laughed and helped the others up. Once they got their balance they were able to move better.
"I take it you are the one Kakarot calls Bulma." Burdock said as he walked up to them.
"Holy black on Popo! It's Goku!" cried the group of men as the woman rolled her eyes and shook her head.
"Yea, I'm Bulma... Ignore the morons. So where's Goku at?"
"Kakarot's home. Pregnant and most likely bawling his eyes out right now."
"Sounds like Goku's pregnancy alright... Piccolo?" Bulma asked as the green being walked over to Burdock and glared him straight in the eyes.
"A Namek... that's rare. I'm shocked you didn't attack me."
"Blame your son... Now where's Gohan?"
"..." Burdock glared at him and Bulma could sense the tension, so she stepped between the two and hoped to calm them down.
"We just got here, Piccolo. Let's get settled in first then we can go see Goku and Gohan!"
The green alien glared at her for a moment before grunting as the tension lessened, if only a little. Burdock nodded and ordered the ship be moved to the hanger, but Bulma told him there was no need. She walked back up to the ship and pressed her hand on a panel and pressed a button that caused the ship to shrink into a small capsule that she picked up and put in a small carrying case she kept on her at all times.
"Got to love that!" She said as she put it in her pocket.
"What-?"
"Oh, it's one of my dad's inventions. It makes things so much easier for us!" She said and he nodded still not sure what to make of it before they left...
-Vegeta and Gohan's House.-
Gohan was sitting in the living room, munching on some carrots and dip as Vegeta stood by the window keeping and eye out for the family and these Earthen friends of his mate. There was a knock and he opened the door to see his father there.
"I came to meet these friends of theirs. I hope you don't mind the extra mouth to feed."
"Father... you know that I'd never turn you away... unless I'm having sex with my sweet little bride."
"VEGETA!" Gohan cried, blushing brightly as he hid his face.
Vegeto smiled and laughed, his son could be so mean at times. It wasn't long after that Radditzu and Kakarot arrived. Cornelius sporting a black eye and Toma happy teething away on a toy Chi-Chi got him. Chi-Chi came in after them, having put away her air car. Gohan smiled and got up slowly, Vegeta there to help him in case he felt dizzy or off balance. Kakarot moved over to him and hugged him, smiling at the radiant glow that surrounded his son.
"You look great. Baby bump and all!" Kakarot said, laughing a little.
"You too... What happened to dad?"
"He said you mom was a moody Onna and well your mom socked him one and told him no sex throughout the rest of the pregnancy." Ditzu filled in the blanks, sitting down with Toma, who was whining and making grabbing motions for Gohan. "I swear you love your cousin a bit too much Toma..."
"Is that a bad thing?" Kakarot asked.
"Not really, I just feel so neglected..." Ditzu mocked sobbed and Toma immediately turned to cuddle his mommy, Han-chan can wait a little bit.
The two preggos sat down and Kakarot joined his son at pecking on the snacks on the table. So far they could eat their vegetables, but only if they were raw. Gohan could only eat passion fruits while Kakarot could only eat the Saiyans' version of a pumpkin. Gohan preferred rice balls over most meals, but he did eat meat that was well cooked and lightly seasoned, some seasonings gave him an upset stomach. Kakarot was in the same boat as his son, though he preferred tofu stuffed dumplings.
Vegeto laughed as the three Sons and Chi-Chi began talking about Gohan's wedding, Vegeta laughing when Gohan would blink and tilt his head cutely to the side like a baby owl. It was a little while, but finally Burdock came in, growling orders into his scouter and trying not to kill three of the humans that came to visit.
"Kakarot! Do something about these- these things!" Burdock growled loudly before storming off into the kitchen to cook off his frustration.
Kakarot sighed and turned his head to the group, smiling softly as he saw them.
"Hey guys! Sorry about Papa, he's a bit stressed."
"No kidding. I think he was about to kill Yamcha and Roshi." said the bald human as said two squawked indignantly.
Kakarot just laughed and got up, the baby bump a bit obvious.
"Dude! You're preggers!"
"That's really rude, Yamcha."
"Shut up Tien! As if you didn't do the same the first time!"
Gohan laughed from his place on the sofa still. This was normal for him and it was even funnier since Vegeta, Vegeto, Radditzu and Nappa didn't know what to do about the situation. Bulma calmly balled up a fist and punched her ex in the head and then started chewing him out.
"You go, Onna!" Burdock shouted from the kitchen getting more laughs out o Kakarot and Gohan. Oh god this was going to be fun...
-later at the dinner table-
"Wow, I can't believe our little Gohan's pregnant!" Krillin, one of the bald men there, said.
"Yeah. I'm very happy!" Gohan said, glowing again as Vegeta smirked proudly, his smiles were strictly for Gohan and Gohan alone.
"I still say that it's too soon for you to be pregnant." Piccolo said, but his hand lightly caressing Gohan's stomach said otherwise.
"Piccolo-sensei, you can't be mad. You helped mom with his pregnancy with me. I know that you'll help me as well. And I know you are very happy! I learned to read minds too, you know!" Gohan said, poking the Namek in the forehead to prove his point.
"Hn."
"Ignore him, he's just grouchy that he can't spar with you because your pregnant, Goku." Bulma said.
"Well I can use a good spar." Ditzu said. "The doctor said it was safe for me to start training again."
"Was it safe for you to have sex?" Burdock asked.
"It was mating season. Even the doctor said it be impossible for me to deny that instinct, but Nappa did check for sores and tears like the doctor told him to during the cool off periods."
"And there wasn't any damage." Nappa assured him.
"That's gross. Can't you talk about that somewhere else?"
"Get use to it, Bulma." Chi-Chi said, laughing softly.
"Well still... So Gohan, how did you meet Vegeta?" Bulma asked.
Gohan's face lit up like a candle as Vegeta scowled and looked away. Burdock smirked as Kakarot just shook his head and told her again how they met and of course Bulma being the romantic type, swooned and cooed that it was love at first sight before she got up and lectured Vegeta about taking care of him and the baby or she'd kill him...
-a few days later-
Gohan was walking in the market place with Cayenne and Bulma, visiting flower shops and caters for the wedding while Vegeta looked for musicians and personally looked over entertainers, he would not let anything happen to his mate and unborn child. They got to a shop and walked in. The woman tending to the plants looked up and seeing the future Cayenne Atlis and future Gohan Sei in her shop.
"To what do I owe the honor of your graces coming to my humble shop?" She asked, bowing deeply.
Gohan smiled kindly and told her there was no need for such formalities. She stood up and he told her that he was looking at floral arrangements for his wedding and she smiled brightly digging out a portfolio she kept all her designs and arrangements in and set it down at a small tea table fore the three to look at as she pointed out a few of her personal favorites and even showed him that she could use various flowers to make each one.
"What color flowers were you hoping to have in the chapel?"
"Well my bouquet is going to be Saiyan and Earthen roses... May I see all your red and white flowers?" Gohan asked.
She nodded her head and went to look for all her red and white flowers. As she laid them out, Gohan carefully looked them over with Bulma's and Cayenne's help. He loved the chrysanthemums, they were white at the base and slowly bled red towards the tips as the lilies were red on the outside and pink and white inside. He was using the earthen terms for the flowers since he wasn't all that great with Saiyanese yet.
"Oh these will look beautiful in the canopy veil!" Bulma said picking up the chrysanthemums.
"I agree... I'm sure those help block Gohan's scent from the other males." Cayenne said.
"May I ask what the design looks like?" the shopkeeper asked.
Bulma pulled open the planner and showed her the veil they were going with and the woman nodded as she went back to get something and then came back and showed them a photo album of weddings she had gone to and had taken photos. She showed them the veil they showed her and how the flowers were set up on it.
"They will line the bar and opening as well as the hem, but I can even weave them into the fabric itself so it's not so plain in the back."
"Yes, but we don't want it too flowery. Don't need the prince having a sneeze attack." Cayenne said.
"I think I'll stick with this... It's simple and yet elegant. If it's not too much trouble could we leave you with a copy of the floral plans and come back and see them? I'd like to compare them with another shops."
"By all means, princess! I will do my best and my the best florist win!" she said with a proud smile and Gohan nodded before leaving her a copy of the plans and then heading out to the next stop.
-Later; Vegeta and Gohan's house-
They were out and about for a good few hours, having gone to a few flower shops and a couple of caters. Right now, Gohan wanted to go home and lay in bed until the next harvest. Cayenne laughed a little at his friend since the pregnancy was taking its toll on him.
"Oh be quiet, bookworm."
"Pots and Kettles, Gohan, Pots and Kettles." Cayenne teased.
"Just wait until you're the preggo. You wouldn't be laughing."
"Yes, well by the time I am pregnant, I'd have already been married." Cayenne teased.
"You're just glad you had a dry spell and aren't barren." Gohan groused. "I wouldn't mind a dry spell, but at the same time I'm glad I got pregnant on the first go... Vegeta was so happy."
"Yes... I'm sure he was. I'll be glad when I'm pregnant and am able to see Devon's happy face brighten."
The two just laid on Gohan's bed, talking about the wedding and what they hoped their babies would look like until Vegeta and Devon got there, smiling when they saw the two had fallen asleep.
"Just a few more weeks and we'll be getting married." Devon said.
"Yes. It's tradition that when a member of the royal court gets a mate they start off the cycle of wedding celebrations. Father and Burdock will be the first ones then me and Gohan, and so on down the line."
"Yes. Cayenne's so happy that Gohan will be there at our wedding and supporting him."
"As is Gohan to have him at ours... We best let them sleep. Lord knows that what they did to get so tired." Vegeta laughed lightly as he walked out the room and into his parlor and poured himself and Devon a cup of what could be considered vodka as the two sat down and chatted about their futures as married men and soon to be fathers...