Chapter 1 - Admitting The Truth

This story is set as if Goku and Vegeta had a divorce from their wives about a year prior.*

*Takes place after Super*

Goku had a hard time dealing with the divorce from Chi-Chi, mainly because he loved spending time with his sons, but Chi-Chi made it hard as she took the children to go live with her, and would decide when she could see them.
Goku and Chi-Chi divorced due to their differences in parenting. Goku wanted to teach them more about their Saiyan nature, he wanted them to be strong and capable as he knew that one day he would no longer be able to protect Earth, he wanted his children to be strong enough to protect Earth too. All Chi-Chi wanted was 'normal' children, forgetting that both Goten and Gohan were half Saiyan. Fighting was in their nature, even if she refused to believe it. She not only wanted to change them, but Goku too. She tried to stop him fighting, she didn't care why he fought, why he trained. Goku couldn't take it anymore, so he told her he wanted out, how he would not tolerate anyone trying to change who he is. He already tried so hard to learn more about the Saiyan side of himself.
Goku spend so many years trying to ignore Chi-Chi's attempt to change him, he'd spent so long married to the woman who clearly couldn't accept Goku as he was. Now he had to start over, he hated the thought of it, but it was that, or stay unhappy.
Everyone knew about the divorce, but Goku never really talked about why.

Vegeta and Bulma slowly grew apart. They tried hard to keep the marriage alive, but something had changed, and neither could figure out why. Becoming more unhappy as time went on, they eventually agreed that divorce was the best option, and both did so amicably. They found being friends was better for them, and they seemed happier that way.

Vegeta and Goku had fused many times. Both Goku and Vegeta developed these, feelings. They wondered if the fusions over the years is what caused them. The Saiyan's did become connected, and it was assumed that the fusions were why.

Bulma began noticing things.
The way Vegeta often looked at Goku, how he was less harsh toward him, the way he'd just randomly look at Goku when Goku wasn't looking.

"Vegeta?" Bulma asks

"Hm?" Vegeta looks up from his plate

"So, what's going on with you and Goku?"

"What?!" Vegeta stares at Bulma

"Oh, come on! I've seen it!" Bulma says "The way you look at each other, how you look at him sometimes when he's not looking...I've seen it!"

"Don't be so stupid!" Vegeta says defensively

"You can't lie to me, Vegeta." Bulma replies "Do you like him?"

"What? I..." Vegeta stumbles over his words "I don't know."

"Yes you do." Bulma says "Vegeta, if you like him, tell him. I'm pretty sure he likes you."

"Wait, really?" Vegeta asks

"You can't tell me you've not noticed the way he looks at you!" Bulma stares at Vegeta "I've seen him on the odd occasion look at you too when you're not looking."

"I guess I never really thought to deeply into it." Vegeta admits

"Tell him, Vegeta." Bulma says "You'll regret it if you don't."

"I guess." Vegeta sighs

Goku and Vegeta were training in the Gravity Room, as they often did. They would train with Whis and Beerus, but sometimes they wanted to train their way.

Goku and Vegeta had been training for hours. Goku and Vegeta stood face each other, sweating profusely and panting.

Vegeta looked at the Saiyan before him, as he looked at the Saiyan, something felt different, not that Goku was different in any way, because he was not. Vegeta had no idea why he felt, more...connected maybe? He felt calmer around him, for some reason, and something seemed to pull him to Goku.

He looks...wow...Gods, what are you thinking Vegeta?! Vegeta thought, telling himself off for even thinking that way. Vegeta had noticed these thoughts came often the last 2 or so months. He could not explain them, just that he'd catch himself looking at Goku sometimes, he'd catch his thoughts wandering to things he never thought he'd think, or...feel. He tried so hard to ignore these thoughts, but they always appeared somehow.

Goku looked at Vegeta, who's tried expression changed to an almost admiring look, then to frustrated. He watched the Saiyan princes expressions flip in a matter of seconds.

"You alright, Vegeta?" Goku asks in between breaths

"I'm fine." Vegeta says firmly pushing the thoughts to the back of his mind, or at least trying to "Let's continue."

"Alright." Goku straightens up, bringing closed fists up near his face and taking a battle stance.

Gods, how does he look so good? Vegeta thought Oh fuck sake! Why on Earth am I thinking like this?! This is KAKAROT, Gods...why?!

Vegeta launces himself at Goku, doing his best to leave those thoughts behind, he tries to punch Goku who dodges the attack with little effort.
Vegeta wonders to himself how Goku was dodging like that, then he took a closer look, and noticed the Saiyan looking at him, a smirk on his face, and his eyes...they were silver.

That bastard...but, he's in his base form, how on Earth is he doing that? Or better yet, WHY!?
"Kakarot, seriously? Using Ultra Instinct on me?!"

"Hehe" Goku replies with a laugh "I thought it would be fun! I need to keep working on using it without a transformation anyway!"

"Hmf." Vegeta replies before going to attack Goku again.

Goku and Vegeta finished their training, showered and changed. Bulma was holding a party. Not for any particular reason, more because she wanted to.

Goku looked out the window to the garden as he did up the belt to the dark grey jeans he'd put on. He smiled seeing the bright colourful string lights that trailed around the garden. The tables filled with all sorts of food, lots of alcohol too. Gods, he needed a drink.
People had begun to arrive. He saw Krillin, Piccolo, Yamcha, Vegeta...

Vegeta... Goku thought spotting the Saiyan Gods, he looks so...good. Wait...what? Goku had no idea what he was thinking! Goku wondered why he thought that as he pulled on a fitted black shirt. Goku looked in a mirror, dragging his hands through his hair, trying to tidy it up. Right time to go!

Goku stepped out into the garden with a smile, greeting his friends cheerfully.

Holy hell... Kakarot looks...hot. Vegeta felt his face get hot. Gods, I can't even control my thought, what the fuck.
Vegeta watched from afar as Goku drank, he'd noticed Goku had drank quite a few already. Vegeta wondered what had got him to feel like he needed to down so many drinks so soon.

Goku found himself snacking away at the food before grabbing another drink, as he walked toward his friends again, he past Vegeta.

"Hey, Geta." Goku says his words starting slur slightly

"Hey." Vegeta replies "What's up with you?"

"Huh?" Goku looks at Vegeta confused

"You've drank a lot already and you've only been here 3 hours." Vegeta says "I've seen you drink many times, never as aggressively as this."

"I...I'm fine." Goku replies

"Don't lie to me, Kakarot." Vegeta says firmly

Goku sighs "Okay, fine. You caught me. Chi-Chi is making things so fucking hard right now. She's making it hard for me to see Goten. I've seen him like twice in the last 3 months and it's really starting to piss me off. She's punishing me, at least that's what it feels like. She tells me she doesn't trust I can care for him properly, won't let me have him overnight...she's being a bitch."

Vegeta stared at Goku in surprised. He never thought Goku as someone who swore. Maybe it was the drink, who knows.

"Am I really that bad of a father?" Goku sighs

"No." Vegeta says "She's just being difficult."

"Gods...I don't get it." Goku says "Anyway, that's why I'm having a good drink. Just need to let off some steam."

"Well, don't go too overboard now." Vegeta caught himself say

"I can't promise anything." Goku laughs scratching the back of his head, shooting Vegeta a cheeky smile

Damn, the more I drink, the more I want him...Fuck, Goku, what are you thinking?

Vegeta looks at Goku for a moment, he can see his mind trailing off. Why is he looking at me like that? Either way, he still looks...Goddamn it Vegeta, stop it!

"Anyway, thanks for letting me vent, Vegeta." Goku says with a smile "I'll let you get back to your thing."

Vegeta watched Goku walk back toward his friends, swigging the can in his hands, swaying slightly the whole time. Vegeta rolls his eyes as he grabs another drink himself. He watches as Goku finishes another, and before approaching the others to mingle, he picks up another drink. Once he gets there, he hears as Goku says he's about to go get another drink.

"Don't bother." Vegeta says

"Huh?" Goku looks at Vegeta

Vegeta holds out a can. "I figured it wouldn't be long, so I brought one over."

"Huh... Thanks, Vegeta" Goku smiles as he takes the can from Vegeta. Hm, that was nice of Vegeta...I wonder why he's being so nice. He's never done something like that before. Gods, he smells good.

A few more hours pass, by now, everyone's pretty drunk, and Goku? Goku is absolutely smashed! Vegeta noticed him drunkenly dancing with Bulma, Krillin and 18. He did look to be having a great time, but boy would he regret it in the morning.
Goku seemed so carefree in this moment.

Goku found himself grabbing another drink. He didn't care how drunk he was, and didn't plan to stop yet. If he could, he'd drink until nothing was left.
Vegeta approached the drunk, swaying Saiyan.

"Kakarot, you think that's a good idea?" Vegeta asks seeing the state on the Saiyan

"Yup." Goku says looking at Vegeta "This is the one time I've felt truly free in the last year. The one tine I don't give a fuck."

"Gods, Kakarot." Vegeta says "You're howling."

"Maybe, but I'm enjoying ever second of feeling so carefree." Kakarot slurs as he offers a can to Vegeta "Drink with me?"

Vegeta shrugs "Sure, why not."

"Cheers!" Goku says cheerfully clinking the can against Vegeta's.

Vegeta couldn't help but smile a little. Goku seemed so free, and somehow, less annoying. Maybe it was the fact he too was drunk, not as drunk as Goku, but still.
Gods, he really does look good.
Vegeta didn't even bother to try and correct himself, at this point he just did not care. He felt like he was actually enjoying talking shit with Goku. Goku seemed much more laid back now. This was a side of Goku he could get used to!

The party finally come to an end, and people started to drunkenly find their way home.
Goku was in one hell of a state.

"Kakarot, how are you getting home?" Vegeta asks knowing the terrible state Goku is in
"I-I dunno... walk or... fly I guess." Goku replies struggling to string the sentence together

"Kakarot, you can't do either of those things in this state." Vegeta sighs "You'd probably end up on another goddamn planet!"

"Hehe" Goku replies swaying and almost falling over, until Vegeta catches him, stopping him from falling.

"Yeah...You're not going anywhere." Vegeta says rolling his eyes. "Come on, let's get you inside and into bed."

Vegeta slings one of Goku's arms around his shoulder and leads him inside.

"Someone's had a very good night!" Bulma says with a smile noticing Goku's state.

Goku comes her a cheesy smile and a thumbs up

"Come on Kakarot." Vegeta sighs dragging Goku away

Vegeta leads him to to a room which has a large bed.
Vegeta helps the Saiyan sit on the bed, and watches him struggle to get his shoes off.

"Gods, Kakarot." Vegeta says "Let me do it."

Vegeta drops to one knee and helps pull Goku's shoes off.
As Vegeta gets up, he nearly falls over himself due to being drunk. Goku catches him before the Saiyan falls on top of him

"Gotcha!" Goku giggles, a big cheeky grin sprawled across his face

The 2 are mere inches from each others faces. It felt like something was burning inside Vegeta, like he was just trying to fight off an urge, but he failed.
Vegeta leaned in and kissed the Saiyan. Goku's eyes wide with surprise, but it didn't take long for Goku to return the favour.
After a minute, the 2 Saiyan's pulled away from each other. Vegeta looked surprised at himself, and Goku's face was red and somewhat surprised.

"I- Sorry, I shouldn't have done that." Vegeta says not knowing what to think of himself right now.
Fuck, why did I do that?! What is wrong with me?!

"Maybe, but you obviously wanted to." Goku says surprised but trying to laugh it off
Gods, that was amazing. I guess I'm not the only one who feels like this.

"Kakarot!" Vegeta exclaims

"Hehe, It's okay." Goku smirks, unsteadily standing up, he leans toward Vegeta "I won't tell anyone." Goku winks

Vegeta feels a heat in his face begin to ride and redness takes over his face. "Kaka-"

"It's okay." Goku winks at him again, leaning away to stand up straight "No shame in it! Like I said, I won't tell anyone. Your secret is safe with me."

Vegeta finally leaves, wondering what the hell he was thinking. Kakarot seemed so...receptive. I thought he'd have thrown me across the room for that! I'm kind of glad he didn't...Fuck, what am I saying?!

The next morning, Vegeta woke with a headache from hell. He found some painkillers and took them, hoping the headache would subside. The memory of what he and Goku did came back to him. Vegeta felt his ears burn with embarrassment. He had hoped it was one of the few things he'd have forgotten. Vegeta headed downstairs to find something to eat.

Goku finally woke up himself and realised very quickly how rough he felt.
Many things were a blur to him, but there was one thing he had not forgotten. Gods, did that really happen? Am I misremembering something? Vegeta wouldn't really do that, right? Seemed so real...and felt...good.
Goku headed downstairs, he walked into the kitchen to find Vegeta already there.
The 2 Saiyan's stared at each other awkwardly, their faces going red. Gods, it DID happen! Goku thought to himself.

"Uh, hey, Vegeta." Goku said awkwardly

"H-hey." Vegeta stuttered in reply "Listen..."

"Yeah, uh, don't worry about it." Goku says suddenly "You don't need to say anything."

"I feel like I should." Vegeta admits

"Nah, honestly, you're good." Goku says rubbing his head, noticing the headache that's appearing

"Here." Vegeta hands Goku some painkillers and a glass of water "Should help with the headache."

"Thanks, Geta." Goku replies popping the tablets in his mouth and washing them down with the water. "I'll be out of your hair and head home. Training tomorrow?"

"Yeah, sounds good." Vegeta says. Why on Earth did I have to sound so eager?! Vegeta mentally slaps himself

"See ya, Geta!" Goku smiles giving him a wave before leaving.

As Goku gets home, his phone starts ringing, it's Chi-Chi.

"Fuck sake..." Goku sighs as he answers "Yes?"

"I've have been trying to get hold of you since last night!" Chi-Chi shouts through the phone.

Goku hadn't even noticed. "I was busy."

"Yeah, Bulma told me." Chi-Chi snaps "Busy getting pissed."

"So?" Goku says coldly "I'm allowed to have a life, Chi-Chi. What do you want? I'm really not in the mood today."

"I've been trying to get hold of you so you could see your son." Chi-Chi says "Or will that mess with your 'life'?"

"When?" Goku says ignoring the jab.

"Friday." Chi-Chi replies

"Fine. I'll pick him up Friday morning." Goku says before hanging up the phone.

"Bitch.." Goku mutters under his breath.

She never used to be this insufferable, but since the split, she was a nightmare to deal with! While still married, whatever he did felt like it was wrong, now it felt like he couldn't do anything without being chastised by her. He thought she wouldn't be so bad once they divorced, but she still does the same things, but worse now. It's like she expected him to have no life at all.
Maybe she'd hoped he would change and go running back to her. Goku wouldn't do that though. Outside of her constant whining, Goku felt content with his life now. He could do as he pleased without having to beg, and he didn't have to deal with someone trying to change him.
Goku crawled back into bed, hoping to sleep off the pounding headache that plagued him.

When Goku woke up again, he realised that he'd slept through the whole day and woke about 8am the next day.
Goku jumped in the shower and dressed in his usual orange Gi.
Goku found something to eat for breakfast. He was starving! He slept so long he's completely missed the chance to eat yesterday, but truth be told, he didn't really feel like eating.
Once all finished, he headed out to meet Vegeta. Sparring with Vegeta may get his frustration with Chi-Chi out. He was still angry with her from the phone call.

Goku arrived and found Vegeta waiting for him.

"Hey, Geta." Goku says

"Good. You're here." Vegeta says walking toward the Gravity Room.

"Yeah."

As Goku and Vegeta began sparring, Vegeta noticed Goku seemed more aggressive with his fighting today, more serious. There was something on the Saiyan's mind, or rather, something that really pissed him off.

"Her again?" Vegeta says

"How'd you know?" Goku pants

"I can tell." Vegeta says "What did she do?"

"She was mad at me because I actually decided to have a life and have drinks with friends. But the bonus is that she is letting me see Goten tomorrow. But I don't understand why she expects me to do nothing with my life. I'm a single man, I can do whatever the fuck I want to do!" Goku seemed to get more and more angry as the words spilled out of his mouth. "It's like she still expects me to ask for permission. Gods, I'm sick of her."

Vegeta stares at Goku, he could tell the Saiyan was fed up. It was obvious the Saiyan was using training as a way to get all of his frustration out of his system, or at least try to anyway.
This side of him...I like it, it's...hot...Goddamn it Vegeta! Stop it. Get a hold of yourself. This is Kakarot, he is supposed to be a rival, you shouldn't be feeling this way about him. Vegeta thought to himself.

Goku sighs "Sorry, Vegeta. I know you don't want to hear about my problems, We are here to train, not to listen to me bitch about her."

"Its fine." Vegeta says Gods, I'm so glad she's out of his life. I hated her. She always got in the way, trying to take away my sparring partner. Training is my time to spend with Kakarot, and it's time I enjoy. Ugh, what am I saying!

"Ugh, let's just keep going." Goku says

Vegeta nods.

The Saiyan's go back to sparring.
Goku is relentless, his anger is fuelling this fight and it excited Vegeta. It gave him a real challenge.
Goku just kept going, his punches and kicks just kept coming, he was just going all out, he didn't care. He just needed an outlet for his frustration.

A few hours pass by the time the Saiyan's call it a day on training, and they leave the Gravity Room. It was still clear Goku was still wound up, but he did seem calmer.

Hm, Vegeta seemed very...chill today. Normally he would have told me to shut up when I would talk during training. Gods, he did look good today though...

"Kakarot." Vegeta says

Just the way he fought, and at one point, I swear he was eyeing me up a little...Fuck, who am I kidding. I doubt anything like that night will happen again...

"Kakarot!"

"Huh?" Goku was snapped from his thought

"You good?" Vegeta looks at Goku.

Goku could swear it was a look of concern. "Uh yeah, sorry, mind wandered again."

"It'll be fine." Vegeta says "Stop stressing yourself about her. It's her loss."

"Ha, yeah" Goku says.

Goku's and Vegeta head into Capsule Corp to get lunch.
Goku stops dead when he walks into the kitchen with Vegeta to see Chi-Chi there.

You've got to be fucking kidding me. Goku thinks to himself.
Vegeta looks over at Goku who's face seemed to have hardened.

"Oh, I didn't expect you to be here." Chi-Chi says almost tauntingly

"Hm." Was all Goku could reply

"Not going to talk to me?" Chi-Chi wonders

"About what?" Goku rolls his eyes "Every time we talk, it always ends up in some argument with you calling me a bad father or still trying to police my life. It's like whatever I do, whatever I say, will always be wrong. I'm not doing it anymore."

"Goku..." Chi-Chi begins

"No." Goku says in a dismissive manner "I don't want to hear it. All I want to know, is since you're here, Where's Goten?"

"He's not here..." Chi-Chi says

"What?" Goku looks at Chi-Chi "Where is he?"

"He's with...uh...a friend." Chi-Chi says suddenly

"A friend?" Goku asks "Why don't I believe you?"

"He's taking good care of Goten." Chi-Chi says "He likes Goten a lot."

Goku feels like something else is going on here. Vegeta obviously senses it too.

"Wait, this guy, he's not a friend, is he?" Vegeta questions

"What? Uh..." Chi-Chi struggles to find the words

"How long have you been dating this guy?" Vegeta asks

Goku looks at Vegeta. He seems really defensive over this, like he's...defending me. He's never done this before. it's kinda cute..

"I...Uh" Chi-Chi stumbles over her words

"Speak, woman!" Vegeta demands

"About a year and a half." Chi-Chi admits

"Wait..." Goku says suddenly "Were you cheating on me?!"

"Goku..." Chi-Chi looks at the Saiyan

"Save it." Goku snaps "Clearly you just had to go find someone else and thought I wouldn't find out. Now it all makes sense...Those late nights, the excuses, all the times you rejected me. You really ARE a bitch."

"Gods, that's low. Even for you." Vegeta says

"Why are you here?" Goku demands

"Well...He..." Chi-Chi doesn't know how to say it "He wants to adopt Goten."

"You're fucking kidding me..." Goku says through gritted teeth "Over my dead body."

"He's good with Goten..." Chi-Chi says "He loves him."

"Goten is MY son. Not his." Goku snaps "How could you do this to me?"

"Goku..."

"Go fuck yourself." Goku looks as though he wanted to swing for Chi-Chi.

"Kakarot..." Vegeta stands in front of the Saiyan, putting his hands on Goku's shoulders "Come on, let's get some air. Probably best you calm down before continuing this conversation.

"Fine." Goku says through gritted teeth

"Vegeta, you can't just-" Chi-Chi begins

"Fuck off woman, I can do what I want." Vegeta snaps back.

Vegeta places a hand on the top of Goku's back and leads him outside. They both sit on top of the Gravity Room.

"Kakarot...I'm so sorry." Vegeta says

"I just can't believe she'd do this to me." Goku says putting his face in his hands "She keeps Goten away from me enough that the courts would allow it. She planned this..."

"She can't keep Goten away from you." Vegeta says "He loves you."

"According to her, that doesn't matter." Goku sighs "I can't believe she cheated on me...how did I not see that sooner."

"Because no one wants to believe that would happen to them." Vegeta says "She never deserved you."

Gods, he's being so different with me, why? Oh, I don't care...It's nice. Goku looks at Vegeta "How could she move on so easily and leave me behind like this?"

Vegeta stares at Goku "Because she doesn't appreciate how great you are." Dear god, why did I say that out loud?! I mean, I'm not lying, but I was not supposed to outright say it! It's like I can't control it...

"I-" Goku stares back at Vegeta, feeling his face get warm. Oh gods, what do I say to that?! I did not expect him to say that at all! Does he...like me? "You think so? I didn't know you thought I was great"

"You're a pain in my ass for sure, and you do annoy me, but you're a good person, Kakarot." Vegeta says "Take pride in knowing this guy she's dating is probably a serious downgrade." Goddammit Vegeta!

Goku's attention is taken away by a car that pulls up "Who's-"
Chi-Chi walks outside and a man steps out of the car, smiling at Chi-Chi.

"That, bastard." Goku goes to get up but Vegeta stops him.

"Don't." Vegeta says "It's not worth it."

Goku sighs

"Gods, that guy has nothing on you." Vegeta doesn't even think before he speaks

"Wha...?" Goku stares at Vegeta. He felt himself start to blush a little. Gods, did Vegeta just call me attractive? Holy shit.

"Uh..." Vegeta blushes himself "I mean..."

"I know." Goku says with a small smile. "I'm hot, I get it."

"Shut up, Kakarot!" Vegeta says looking away. Why did I have to say that?! I mean, he is hot, but gods, I was not supposed to say that, at all. What is happening to me? He's meant to be my rival, not someone I'm attracted to! What the fuck is going on...

"I'm messing with you, Geta" Goku laughs "But seriously, that guy?!"

"It's her loss." Vegeta says

Goku notices Chi-Chi looking up at him. He shoots her a cold stare.
Chi-Chi looks back almost apologetically, before getting in the car and leaving.

Vegeta looks at the Saiyan, almost wishing he could make it better but he couldn't. All he could do was watch as Goku's face screwed into a scowl. Damn, he's cute when he's angry.

"Hey" Vegeta says catching Goku's attention "Fuck her."

"Ha! I'd rather not." Goku laughs

"You know what I mean." Vegeta says with a small laugh. "Hey, want to go out to eat instead?"

Goku looks at Vegeta for a moment. It's almost like he's asking me out! Gods Goku, no he's not. That was likely a drunken 1 night thing. "Yeah, sure!"

The Saiyan's change out of their battered clothes into some casual clothing before heading out.
There was a Chinese restaurant nearby, one of Goku's favourites!
Once inside, they were seated and were looking at the menu.

"Gods, there are so many good dishes." Goku says cheerfully "Hm, I'm thinking of getting the Lanzhou Lamain. What about you, Geta?"

"Hm.." Vegeta thinks "Maybe the Chongqing Spicy noodles."

The Saiyan's order their food and wait. Now they had to fill their time until food came.
Goku had no idea what he wanted to talk about. He often had so much to say, but this once, he didn't know what to say.

"You're awful quiet" Vegeta remarks after a few minutes "You're usually chatting my ear off."

"Sorry." Goku says I just...I don't know."

"What's on your mind?" Vegeta asks out of curiosity

"A lot, truthfully." Goku admits

"Is it about the other night?" Vegeta dares to ask

"Wha...I..." Goku doesn't know how to answer Goddamnit Goku, think of something! What do I say to that? Could I really tell him the truth? If I did, it might push him away, I don't want that...

"Because if so, me too." Vegeta admits

"What? Really?" Goku asks

"Yeah." Vegeta says "Maybe we should talk about it after all." Gods, what do I say to him? Do I tell him the truth? I will never understand why I feel like this about him.

"Well, uh...what you wanna talk about?" Goku asks

"Look, when We...Uh..." Vegeta stumbles over his words

"maybe I can help..." Goku says watching Vegeta's face turn from nervous to confused.

"Did you mean it?" Goku dares to ask

"I..." Vegeta stumbles over his words again. Say something, Vegeta! "Yes."

Goku doesn't reply but smiles at him.

"Did you?" Vegeta asks "I know you hesitated."

"Well, it wasn't that I hesitated, I was surprised." Goku says "It was unexpected, but, yes."

"Huh...Well, isn't that something." Vegeta says

"I can't believe I'm going to admit this, but..." Goku takes a deep breath. "I- I like you, Vegeta."

"I-" Vegeta begins but the waiter interrupts by bringing over the meals

"Thank you!" Goku says cheerfully. "Oh this looks so good."

Vegeta is swirling the noodles around nervously with his chopsticks. "I do like you, Kakarot."

Goku coughs, nearly choking on the noodles in his mouth, staring wide eyed at Vegeta. Holy shit! I did not expect him to actually say that at all. Think, Goku, Think! What the fuck should I say to that?! Goku instead, swallows and offers a comforting smile.

They finish their food in silence, pay the bill and leave.

"Fuck it, fancy a drink?" Vegeta asks

"Uh, sure" Goku says surprised by the offer

The Saiyan's walk along the now quietening streets to a nearby bar. The sun was beginning to set, and Goku admired the orange glow of the sunset with a smile. Vegeta looked over at him.
Gods, he's so cute. Vegeta thinks. He can't help but admire everything around him, can he?

"So, uh, what should we do with our, uh...situation?" Goku dares to ask. Goku takes a large swig of his drink, feeling like he really needs it right now.

"Well, I don't know." Vegeta admits nervously "I mean, what do you think?"

"Do we...uh...try?" Goku says, his face starting to turn red. Oh god, please say yes...I think? What if he says no...I don't want this to mess everything up, but gods, I want to try.

"I- I guess it can't hurt." Vegeta says now seemingly shy

Goku smiles at Vegeta. Wow, I've never seen him this way. Aw, he's so cute when he's shy.

"We will have to tell the others eventually." Vegeta says

"I know." Goku says "But let's focus on us a little first, once a bit more established, we can tell them."

"Sounds good." Vegeta says cracking a smile.

After a while, the Saiyan's leave to head home. Goku had to pick up Goten the next day, and needed some sleep beforehand.
Goku and Vegeta arrive at Goku's house.

"I guess this is where I make my exit." Vegeta says

"Yeah" Goku smiles "Hey, thanks for today, it was fun."

"I'm glad you enjoyed it." Vegeta says "So, see you for training tomorrow?"

"Absolutely." Goku smiles "I'll see you tomorrow."

Vegeta plants a kiss on Goku's cheek before leaving.
Goku smiles as he watches Vegeta disappear into the sky.