Chapter 7

He woke curled up into Trunks' chest while he held him, with blood all over his face, neck, and back. He also was covered in dried cum from chest to knees... Definitely one for the list of 'firsts'... Goten smiled as he thought about Trunks and sex – why the hell had he held out so long anyway? Oh well, it was done now; they were mated and bonded, completely and fully. He knew that even *true* death couldn't separate them now, if one of them went, the other would follow. It didn't depress him though, it felt right, to think of his own body giving out if it couldn't be with Trunks. His morning-after revelations were interrupted for a moment though, when his stomach began to growl painfully. He tried to extract himself from the bed without waking Trunks, but moving brought instant pain. Also, he noticed, being stuck to the sheets in so many places by so many fluids would make getting up without waking Trunks virtually impossible anyway. He was wondering if he would even be able to get to the bathroom without Trunks help when Trunks' eyes fluttered opened. He smiled a lazy, self-satisfied grin, and pulled Goten close to him again.

"Good Morning" he said as he kissed him tenderly, his mouth still tasting of blood. When he finally pulled away, he got his first good look at him, eyes going large.

"Wow, are you ok?" Trunks said, concerned, sitting up.

"Yeah, I'm fine" said Goten, though his ass lit on fire from even that small movement.

"Uhnf" he groaned, and flopped back down. There was a huge, cool wet spot beneath him, and he couldn't help but turn to see what it was. Well, this mattress was fucked - apparently his neck had still bled a LOT after they passed out... The bite he had given Trunks wasn't very deep, it had already scabbed over, but when he pressed a hand to his, it was still oozing a small amount of blood, and hurt like hell. He winced, and could see Trunks' face going pale.

"There's more, down... below" he almost whispered, running his hand lightly over Goten's hip. It wasn't a lot, but he had definitely been bleeding down there by the time they were done; a smaller blotch was staining the sheets there as well.

"Are you kidding? I've lost more blood than this just training" he said, trying to shrug it off, but not trying to move again. He stroked the side of Trunks' face, trying to reassure him.

"It was amazing, Trunks, I wouldn't do a single thing different, honestly."

"I would. I should have brought a senzu with us, I should have realized things might get out of hand with our Saiyan instincts urging us on..."

"What is normal, Trunks?" Goten stared him in the eye firmly, "We're only half human remember, mixed with an alien race that's for all intents and purposes died out, so no one even knows anymore... What is normal? I don't care, I loved it, and I don't mind the pain – it'll heal soon enough anyway."

"You say that now, but you haven't tried walking yet..." Trunks couldn't help but let some humor creep into his voice. Goten stuck his tongue out at him and swung his legs over the edge of the bed, standing quickly before Trunks could try and baby him anymore, and immediately collapsed to the floor with a shout.

"Fuck!"

"Goten!" Trunks was picking him up off the ground – laid him back down on the bed.

"Maybe it's a little worse than I originally thought" he admitted quietly. Pain was shooting through his backside alarmingly, and his legs just wouldn't hold him. The bite on his neck was starting to throb in time with a new pounding in his head as well.

"Ok, I'm going to get you a senzu, I'll be right back" Trunks said. Goten grabbed his arm before he could IT away.

"Trunks, you may not have lost as much blood as I did, but you look just as bad – and you're still completely naked, in case you forgot." Trunks looked down and realized that he was pretty much covered from head to toe in various fluids as well, he tended to move around a lot in his sleep...

"Ok, you lay here, don't move, and I'll shower real quick and be right back."

"Ok boss" Goten said, "As if I could move if I wanted to..." he muttered with a smile. Trunks was already heading for the bathroom, but called out "I heard that" over his shoulder as he walked.

Goten focused on clearing his mind and relaxing, it hadn't hurt when he didn't move around too much, so he thought meditating might help. He found that when he concentrated, he could feel his body pulsing with a strange kind of energy. He assumed it was from finally finishing the mating with Trunks, and wondered what he could do with it. He tried gathering it up like he would his own ki, but it didn't work. That made him frown. What was going on here? The more he thought about it, this didn't feel like Trunks' energy, and if it was a result of the bond, shouldn't it? He moved his focus to the bond between them, felt Trunks' worry and guilt wash over him as he was finishing his shower. That wasn't helping; he shifted his focus back to the strange energy, and as he did, noticed it seemed to be coming from a particular spot in his body.

"Trunks! Trunks!" He heard Goten calling him frantically, and IT'd directly to his side, without even turning off the water.

"What? Are you ok? What's wrong?"

Goten was still laying on the bed, but he had both his hands pressed to his lower abdomen now, and Trunks was afraid he had discovered some new injury. Goten didn't answer him out loud, he just grabbed one of his hands and pressed it onto his stomach as well.

"Speak to me Goten, or at least open the bond so I can tell what's wrong... Now Goten!" Trunks implored him. Goten just laid there with his eyes wide, a stricken look on his face, as he opened the newly completed bond between them. Trunks closed his eyes, and could feel the pulsing energy that Goten was focusing on. It was different than either of theirs though, almost like it had it's own separate ki signature..." His eyes flew open, but it was at the same time that little black speckles had decided to invade his vision, and the next thing he knew, everything had gone dark. He was on the floor when his vision returned, and Goten was hitting him in the head with one of the pillows from the bed.

"What the fuck Trunks!" Goten was yelling, "Am I PREGNANT? Did you get me fucking PREGNANT? What the hell! What the fuck is going on? I can't be PREGNANT, that's not fucking possible!" He stopped whacking him as Trunks stood to his feet.

"I, I don't know Goten. I don't know what's going on..." Goten was glaring at him, but starting to cry at the same time; moving had made his wounds start to bleed again too. Trunks went over and threw on his pants, IT'ing away as soon as they were snapped.

"Hey!" Goten shouted to the spot where his mate had just been standing.

Back at CC, Trunks quickly gathered one of the senzu that he kept for emergencies, and then IT'd back to Goten.

"Here, eat this." He sat on the edge of the bed and rubbed Goten's back while the bean took effect. Once his body was healed though, he didn't perk up. Trunks laid him down so he could spoon him, murmuring softly in his ear as he stroked his chest.

"What am I?" the softly spoken words echoed in between them.

"You're my mate Goten."

Silence. Then,

"My parents are going to kill me."

"Us Goten, they're going to kill us."

"Oh, right... We don't have to tell them right away, do we? I mean, they're never going to let us see each other again, and I don't think I can handle my mom's bitching right now..."

"We need to tell them soon Goten, we'll need to ask my Dad how much he knows about Saiyan pregnancies, and probably both our mom's too for that matter... On the other subject though, don't worry about being separated. I won't let them keep you from me; you're mine, carrying my child, and you're moving into CC with me." Goten sat up and turned to face him.

"Are you serious, you want me to live with you, you'd stand up to my mom like that?"

"Yeah, of course, it's my responsibility... Not that I'm not scared shitless, but still, it's not going to be any better if we try to hide it first... And you know, come to think of it, we are two of the strongest warriors in the universe, we could just run away to be together if they can't handle it – screw it and take off to live on the other side of the galaxy – I'll always take care of you Goten." Trunks was so serious, so sincere, it put Goten's mind at ease to feel him like that.

"Ok...Trunks? I love you." Goten's eyes shone. Trunks could feel the swirl of emotions; fear, anger, guilt, disbelief... all receding and a calm sensation, not very strong, but still, enough for now, took their place as he comforted his mate.

"I love you too, Goten."