They made their way back to the hall in silence, Vegeta thought as he walked and Kakarot couldn't wipe the smile off his face clearly overjoyed and beyond happy. "Wait." Kakarot suddenly said before Vegeta had chance to open the main entrance to the hall.
"What is it Kakarot?" Vegeta asked puzzled and slightly annoyed at being brought out from his thoughts.
"Where do we go from here?" Kakarot asked seriously.
"What do you mean?"
"Well us… What do we do now?" Vegeta remained silent for a while as he thought it over in his head.
"Well for the time being we act as we always have." Vegeta saw the hurt expression run over Kakarot's face and huffed. "But once the party is over come to my room and we can discuss that in privet where no one can hear us."
"Alright then, that fair." Kakarot smiled as he opened the doors and let Vegeta lead the way.
The rest of the evening went without a hitch, at first every time Kakarot made eye contact with Vegeta he would smile widely and cause Vegeta to blush slightly but after a while the pair settled back into their normal routine before the kiss and acted like the best friends they had been for years. "Well it's nice to see you two back on talking terms." Nappa laughed as he took a seat at their table.
"Ye well we just had a bit of miss-understanding but it's all sorted now." Kakarot laughed as he tapped Vegeta on the back.
"Oh what was this miss-understanding?" Nappa asked curiously.
"It doesn't matter now it's all in the past, besides you know how Kakarot is, he takes everything to heart." Vegeta laughed as he saw his friend's mouth drop open.
"Well you do have a point there; Kakarot does take a lot to heart." Nappa also laughed.
"I do not; you guys are just being mean now." Kakarot tried to act like he was offended but they could see through him like he was clear glass.
"So how are you finding the party?" Nappa asked as he sipped on his pint
"It has been… interesting." Vegeta laughed as he finished his 15th pint of the night.
"It's been awesome." Kakarot drunkenly laughed as he waved for a maid to bring 3 more drinks to the table. "Thanks." Kakarot laughed as the maid placed the drinks down and blushed when she noticed a very attractive Kakarot was smiling up from his seat at her.
"Your welcome sir." She giggled and smiled back.
"Oh are you alright, your face has gone all red." Kakarot asked as he noticed the change in her colour.
"Yes sir I'm fine… just warm." She laughed trying to portend it was the heat rather than her blushing to blame for the redness. Nappa looked over to the blushing maid and smiled at the naive Kakarot, whereas Vegeta was shooting her a look at pure hatred.
"Oh well that's good, wouldn't want you to get ill." Kakarot laughed unaware of the glares he was now receiving from Vegeta.
"Well thank you for your concern sir, I think I'll just go stand outside for a while just to cool down." She smiled sweetly and took a few steps away from the table. Vegeta smiled inwardly believing the evil, flirtatious women had left; but his smile was soon swiped away as she turned around and faced Kakarot again. "Would you like to join me sir?" She half shouted at him. Kakarot and Vegeta both choked on their drinks at the sudden shock of the question, Nappa couldn't stop laughing.
"I'm sure he would love to." Nappa laughed unware at the trouble he was causing between the pair in front of him.
"Oh… no I... I just…" Kakarot sputtered in between coughs.
"What's the matter Kakarot, you were flirting fluently just a moment ago." Nappa kept laughing.
"Nooooooo. I wasn't flirting, her face went red and I just didn't want her to be ill that's all. I wasn't…" Kakarot looked over to Vegeta to ask his opinion but the look on his face said it all, Kakarot knew he was in serious trouble after the party. Vegeta downed his new pint in a few gulps and wiped his mouth on his sleeve. He slammed his hands on the table and stood up on shaky legs.
"Vegeta?" Kakarot whispered to scared to speak any louder.
"Well I think I'm done for the night." Vegeta said plainly as he stood to leave. "Enjoy your flirting Kakarot." He shot back to Kakarot, his words were dry and emotionless but Kakarot knew better.
"Vegeta wait up a second let me…" He tried to stand up and follow but managed to trip up on his own feet and land on the floor in a heap.
"Oh sir let me help you." The maid said as she rushed to Kakarot's side and tried to help him to his feet. Vegeta turned to look to see if Kakarot was following him when he reached the door, but only saw Kakarot with his arm drunkenly slumped over the maid's shoulders. His blood boiled as rage and anger filled his every cell. "Dame you Kakarot!" He cursed as he stormed out of the hall and up to the safety of his room.
Knock Knock
Vegeta looked over to the door from his seat on the sofa but refused to move.
Knock knock
"Vegeta, come on. I know you're in there." Kakarot said sleepily as he knocked again. "I'll knock the door all night if I have to." He sang as he repeatedly started knocking on the wooden door.
Knock… knock… knock… Knock… knock… knock… Knock… knock… knock… Knock… knock… knock… Knock… knock… knock… Knock… knock… knock… Knock… knock… knock… Knock… knock… knock… Knock… knock… knock… Knock… knock… knock… Knock… knock… knock… Knock… knock… knock…
"STOP THAT!" Vegeta yelled as he threw his door open and slapped Kakarot's hand down.
"See I knew you were in there." Kakarot laughed as he smiled lovingly at Vegeta.
"This is my room; I can be in here whenever I want to be. The main question is, what are you doing here?" Vegeta spat as his anger built back up again.
"Well you left so quickly I didn't get chance to explain anything."
"You don't need to explain anything, your flirting was pretty clear." Vegeta hissed as he stormed back into his room and sat back down in his original place. Kakarot let himself in and shut the door behind him, gulping loudly he slowly walked over to the sofa and took a seat next to Vegeta, who quickly shuffled over so there was a space left between the pair.
"I honestly wasn't flirting Vegeta, I'm being serious I wasn't." Kakarot pleaded as he closed the gap between the two and tried to hold onto Vegeta's hand.
"It sure didn't look that way from where I was sitting, even Nappa clued onto it."
"I said thanks because she brought us our drinks, and I only wanted to make sure she wasn't ill so she wouldn't pass it onto you." Kakarot insisted.
"What..?" Vegeta asked confused.
"I wanted to make sure she wasn't ill because if she was I didn't want you to catch anything." Kakarot laughed.
"You're being serious." Vegeta asked plainly.
"Yes, so you see I wasn't flirting, I was trying to look out for you, I don't want to getting ill or anything." Kakarot laughed. "So you didn't need to get jealous."
"I wasn't jealous!" Vegeta snapped.
"Then why did you storm off?" Kakarot asked knowingly.
"It was my party; I could leave at any time I wanted!"
"Say what you want but how long have we been at each other's sides. Like it or not I know you better than anyone, just like you know me." Kakarot moved his arm and draped it over Vegeta's shoulders, bringing him in for a half hug. "It might be silly but I was so happy to see you get jealous over me." Vegeta huffed but didn't fight to free himself from the embrace.
"Let's just get something straight, I wasn't jealous… But if I had of been why would you be glad for that?" Vegeta asked curiously.
"To think a Prince could get jealous over someone like me must mean he really must like me." Kakarot laughed as he tightened his grip on Vegeta's shoulder hugging him a little tighter.
The pair sat in silence just cuddled up on the sofa for a while not really saying a word and just enjoying each other's company. "I do like you Kakarot, more than anyone else." Vegeta whispered as he moved his arm up and placed it on Kakarot's shoulder who's expression was one of shock and disbelief. "I might never be able to say that without a few drinks but I… I just wanted you to know… but I just don't know what to do. All night I've been thinking about this, even if we did become a pair how long could it last, I couldn't openly announce to the planet I had taken a male as my other half, I would have to eventually mate with a female and produce a successor, every part of my Royal lineage is telling me to go no further with this, to tell you to stop your feelings and lead a normal life…" Vegeta sat up and looked away from Kakarot. "But I don't want to." Vegeta sighed "I want to be a pair with you, even if I can only say these things when I'm drunk I know I will still feel the same way once I'm sober."
"Vegeta." Kakarot whispered as he put his hand on Vegeta's cheek and forced him to face him. "I know how you are, I know you may never admit those things, but the fact you had the strength to admit them now, it means so much to me… I don't know what to do I'm so happy." Kakarot laughed but was cut short as Vegeta closed the gap between the pair and kissed him.
"Are you alright?" Kakarot asked softly as he nipped at the soft skin on Vegeta's neck.
"No, I'm far from alright idiot." Vegeta huffed as he managed to catch his breath back.
"You don't have to be so mean all the time you know." Kakarot laughed as he unclipped Vegeta's body armour plate and tossed it over the other side of the room.
"Well someone has to keep you in your place." Vegeta laughed back.
"Oh and where exactly is my place?"
"Right next to me." Vegeta said seriously looking down at Kakarot who started tearing up again.
"I'll never leave you, even if you told me to." Kakarot cupped Vegeta's face in his hands and kissed him hard and passionately.
Their hands wondered all over each other's bodies and traced each and every muscle, the actions where never embarrassing and they found themselves wanting to explore more and more of each other. The passionate frenzy of kissing and touching had taken complete control allowing primal instinct to take over totally, both lost in each other till the early hours of the morning.
Vegeta woke with a fuzzy head as he felt warmer than normal under his sheets. He slowly opened his eyes and found himself face to face with a sleeping Kakarot. Vegeta was a little confused at first but the memories of the night before slowly crept back into his mind. Vegeta could feel his heart beat quicken as he started to panic. "What the hell have I done? I can't do this I'm a Prince. I'm the future King. What if someone found out?" As if on que Kakarot tightened his hold on his Prince and brought him in tighter to his chest slowly hugging all of Vegeta's worries away.
"What's the matter?" Kakarot asked sleepily but refused to open his eyes.
"Nothing." Vegeta huffed as he relaxed again and closed his eyes trying to get some more sleep.
"Come on, I felt how quickly your heart beat changed when you noticed I was lying next to you."
"Just go back to sleep Kakarot alright, Let me deal with my own thought's."
"Alright, but I'm here you know that." Kakarot placed a kiss on the top of Vegeta's head.
"I'm fine, you wouldn't understand anyway." Vegeta huffed but hid his face in Kakarot's chest.
"Is it because of who we are?" Kakarot held Vegeta tightly again. "You're the future Prince of this planet and I'm just a nobody in comparison, on top of that we are both men from the universes strongest warrior race."
"Something like that." Vegeta stopped hiding and rolled onto his back covering his face with his arm. Kakarot propped himself up on his elbow and looked over to his Prince. "I love you Vegeta, you will never understand how happy I am just being here with you know… but if being with me will cause you to many problems; then I won't blame you if you want to call this quits." Kakarot sighed sadly.
"So even though you say you love me, you would leave me just like that." Vegeta asked slightly annoyed.
"You make it sound so easy, it would destroy me if I had to give up on my feelings for you Vegeta, but I know you have more to lose then I do, you are the future king, someone admired by all, and people expect great things from you, this is your life and I understand that. That's why I would let you go if there ever came a time where you would have to choose between me or your royal title." Kakarot rolled onto his back and looked up at the ceiling deep in thought. "I love you so much, but I don't want to ever be the cause of any disruptions or embarrassment to you or your family." Vegeta didn't say anything, he just listened to Kakarot's words and was oddly moved by them, he lay down his arm which was covering his face and held onto Kakarot's hand, they didn't move or say a word to each other after that. They just lay in bed, holding hands enjoying their time together for neither of them know how long this whole thing could last.
"I'm hungry." Vegeta laughed as he broke the hour long silence.
"Ye me to I'm starved." Kakarot sat up and stretched but refused to let go of Vegeta's hand. "I think I'm gonna have pancakes today."
"Didn't you have pancakes yesterday?" Vegeta mockingly teased.
"Ye but they were super delicious and it would be the best thing to soak up all that alcohol I drank yesterday." Kakarot smiled at the memory and rubbed his stomach. "I'm gonna run down to the kitchen and get some, you coming?"
"Why are you going to get then when I can have them brought up here to us, after everything I drank and all you did to me last night I don't think I'll be able to move very far." Vegeta huffed and shot Kakarot a glare as he felt his hips hurting in ways he never thought possible. Kakarot could only blush and apologise. "So I think today I shall have as my 'lazy day' as Nappa keeps telling me to take one once in a while."
Vegeta used his scouter and ordered food to be delivered to his room and left in the living room, he gave strict instructions not to be disturbed unless it was a life or death situation or if it was to bring food he had ordered. "It must be amazing being a Prince." Kakarot laughed as he eyed the mountain of food which was waiting for them in the living room as ordered, Vegeta hobbled over to his usual seat on the sofa and sat down with a huff. "Yes it has it's perks." He agreed as he reached over and grabbed a stack of pancakes before Kakarot got his hands on them. "Thank you for the food." Kakarot sang as he dove in shovelling stack after stack in his mouth.
"Hay Vegeta?" Kakarot said softly as he loved over his tower of pancakes to see him staring out of the window sipping on a cup of coffee. Vegeta didn't reply he just looked over to Kakarot and waited for him to continue. "I'm… I'm sorry if I hurt you last night, it really wasn't my intention to go at it so rough…" Kakarot was cut short by hand latching around his mouth.
"Kakarot you have no tact at all." Vegeta huffed full of embarrassment.
"I just wanted to say sorry, my intention wasn't to hurt you or anything, I was sure I had prepared you prop…"
"SHUT UP!" Vegeta screamed as he punched Kakarot over the back of the head. "I'm going to take a bath, you finish eating." Vegeta turned quickly and stormed off before disappearing into the bathroom; Kakarot sat on the floor rubbing his sore head 'what was that all about, I only wanted to say sorry.' Kakarot thought to himself as he turned his attention back to the mountain of pancakes. 'He didn't have to hit me life that *sigh* why did I have to full in love with the planets most aggressive guy.' Something inside Kakarot clicked. 'He was embarrassed; he is the toughest most pride filled person I know and last night… he was on bottom… oh god have I hurt his pride.'
Vegeta felt the pain in his hips melt away as he slipped under the water of the huge bath, he continued to slide under the water until he was completely submerged in the warm blue water, he felt all his worried and troubles lift while he was under their, if he never had to breathe again he would of gladly lived under the water just to escape the word. "VEGETA! I'M SO SORRY! DON'T HATE ME!" Vegeta snapped open his eyes and sat up quickly to see what all the noise was about.
"KAKAROT! What in heaves name are you doing?" Vegeta barked but was left speechless when Kakarot jumped at him fully clothed and landed in the bath in front of his naked form.
"Please don't hate me! I didn't mean to I promise, It wasn't my intention at all." Kakarot fussed as he hugged and clung to Vegeta tightly.
"Kakarot what are you on about? Get off me already you idiot." Vegeta managed to push Kakarot back forcing him to land on his back in the water. "Now explain yourself at once."
"I didn't mean to dent your pride, I know being on the bottom mustn't have been what you imagined but I swear I didn't …" Kakarot didn't get chance to finish his sentence, last thing he remembered was a large amount of pain his in face then darkness.