A Round Robin (30 - 31)
by
Kiarene, Felix & Goten
(Goten grumbles and
sighs… not completely wanting to write… but reluctantly gives in)
Vegeta gave a heavy sigh and
leaned against his larger mate, still worriedly watching his youngest mate.
Soft lips began to play lightly over a smooth corded neck and the older man
couldn’t help the moan that escaped his slightly parted lips. The smaller
figure sunk back against the heat of the other man and sighed contently, his
eyes slipping shut for a brief moment. Large hands roamed playfully over
sculpted muscles, watching in satisfaction as the lithe form wriggled in
pleasure.
“Kakarot…” the ouji begged
breathlessly, as the younger Saiyan moved to lay him on his back.
“’Geta…” he purred back, eyeing the
smaller man hungrily, before leaning down and capturing his lips. Soft lips
pressed tightly together and parted hungrily as heated tongues moved forward to
lick and twist around the others. Wanting moans escaped the two forms as
clothes began to become a distant memory, as naked skin pressed tightly
together. Hips ground together in delicious friction, and the ouji spread his
legs in anticipation, wrapping them tightly around the larger form’s torso.
The younger Saiyan jerked his hips
forward and entered the smaller form beneath him in one fluid motion. A throaty
growl left the older man as his head threw back and his back arched off the
ground, bringing the other deeper inside of him. Tails lashed wildly as deep,
powerful thrusts left the two breathless and begging for more. The furry
appendages looped around each other and began to ruffle soft fur, ripping
pleasured cries from the lustful Saiyan’s, until lips locked and any further
sound was swallowed.
Muscled arms moved up to wrap around
a strong chest, fingers digging tightly into flushed skin as the rhythm of
their hips quickened. With one last growl of passion and deep thrust both men
released in unison with a hoarse cry.
Vegeta watched with hooded eyes as
Goku rolled him and rested on his back, panting heavily. The ouji managed to
get his breathing under control once again he pushed himself up to rest on his
elbows and looked to his side. Goku looked over at his older lover and gave a
small smile before leaning up and brushing his fingertips over the flushed
cheek. Vegeta eyes slipped shut as Goku hand reached around to cup the back of
his head and draw him toward his own face. Their lips connected for one last
tender kiss until a stifled groan echoed through the hallow cave.
Both men pulled away and looked over
to their side to see the young demi-Saiyan beginning to stir. Vegeta quickly
pulled away and hurriedly pulled his clothes back on before moving next to his
youngest mate’s side. His eyes slowly opened and he looked around in confusion
until he saw his mate hovering above him. “Vegeta?” he rasped out softly, pain
flashing slightly in his dark shimmering eyes.
“Yeah, it’s me. How are you
feeling?” he asked, running a hand over his forehead to wipe away the light
sheen of sweat. Goku watched the two for a minute before moving to pull his own
clothing back on and shuffling over towards the other Saiyan’s.
The young hybrid shifted his body on
the hard stone ground and howled loudly in pain. Vegeta’s eyes widened and he
held down the flailing demi-Saiyan as he arched and twisted trying to escape
the agony he was feeling. “Goten! You have to calm down, just relax and I
promise the pain won’t be as bad!”
Goten forced his body to go limp and
noticed that the pain was less intense and was now only a dull throb through
out his entire body. His breathing had become shallow and labored for a long
period of time, but as Vegeta soothed him he began to get it under better
control. He lay there with Vegeta running a strong hand over his cheek and
through his hair, relaxing him further.
Goku hesitantly went to Goten’s
other side and kneeled down beside his son, biting his lower lip. “Goten?” he
called out softly.
The young man’s eyes fluttered open
at the sound of a voice that wasn’t his mate’s and he turned his head to look
at the invader. When he spotted his father he growled low but choked slightly
and sent his body into a fit of convulsing coughs. Vegeta managed to calm the
boy down and got his body under control once again. “Take it easy, koi…” he
purred out, leaning down to place a kiss on his forehead.
Goten sighed and relaxed again and
Vegeta looked up to see the hurt look in his other love’s eyes. “He hates me
Vegeta…”
“No he doesn’t Kakarot, just give
him time. He tired and upset, I know he doesn’t hate you. I can’t feel anything
even close to hate from him towards you. He’s just confused and frustrated.”
Vegeta smirked at the other man and gave him a seductive wink, before looking
back down.
Goku gave a small smile and looked
back to his son who had his eyes closed once again. His body didn’t have much
energy left and he knew that if something weren’t done then his body would
completely shut itself down. “’Geta we need to get a senzu bean for him and
soon I may not have a bond with him but I can feel him slipping away.”
Vegeta nodded slowly. “You think I
don’t know that Kakarot? The bond is getting weaker and his power level is very
low but there isn’t anything more I can do at this moment. You’re right he need
a bean… but I can’t wake up,” he growled slamming his fist into the ground,
causing it to crack and crumble under the force.
“Should we try it again? I mean to
wake up… who knows maybe we can get it this time,” Goku suggested with a shrug.
The ouji stood up with a smirk and the taller man followed him, until they
stood face to face to one another.
“Hit me Kakarot,” Vegeta ordered,
folding his arms snugly over his chest.
Once again the younger Saiyan gave a
shrug, pulled back a fist and swung it quickly forward. Vegeat went flying
across the cave and crashed into the wall, his form indenting into the rock and
leaving a deep print. The ouji growled and flew at the younger Saiyan, tackling
him down to the ground. Fists swung hard and connected hard with the other’s
flesh, but still nothing happened. When the two finally gave up and collapsed,
beside each other, they hadn’t accomplished anything but giving themselves a
few dark bruises.
“This isn’t working…” Goku admitted
with a sigh.
“Thank you for stating the obviously
Kakarot now can we please just think of a different way to-”
“V… Vegeta…”
The Saiyan’s snapped their heads
over to look at the rasping demi-Saiyan who lay gasping for air on the ground.
“What’s wrong?” Goku cried out rushing to his son’s side, acting like the
frightened parent that he was.
“Pain… hurts… make it stop…” he
whimpered lightly.
“What hurts Goten?” Vegeta
questioned, furrowing his brows.
Goten clenched his eyes shut and
gritted his teeth together hard before releasing a cry of agony. His fingers
dug hard into the ground and made the rock crush into small pieces in his
fists. Vegeta straddled his young man’s hips and took his face in between his
hands, forcing him to look into his eyes. “Goten you ‘have’ to calm down, or we
can’t make it better.”
“What the?” Goku questioned himself.
The full-blooded Saiyan’s watched in
horror as the demi-Saiyan gave one last scream before he faded away from their
vision. “Kakarot! He woke up!” the ouji cried out in panic.
(Goten smirks and
leaves the next person to decide what to do….)
(Felix
goes ahead and picks it up, muttering incoherently to herself...)
Goku
fretted instantly, "What are we going to do!? What are we going to
do!?"
Vegeta
grabbed him and roughly shook him before holding him in place, "Kakarot,
calm down! We both need to calm down! If we don't think with clear heads, we
won't be able to get through this!"
Goku
breathed deeply, forcing the panic out of his system even though deep threads
of anxiety ran through him still. "Vegeta, it has to be this place.."
the larger Saiyan suddenly became very quiet and withdrawn. The ouji raised an
eyebrow at the sudden solemnness.
"What
are you thinking?" Vegeta demanded to know, feeling something vaguely off
about his full-blooded mate.
Goku
collapsed with a heavy sigh, "This is my fault. This is my dream world,
right?"
"But
you said that this wasn't completely your doing!"
"Hai..._completely_.
What if...what if what happened to Goten is something I-"
"IIE!
I will hear none of it! He is your son, you wouldn't intentionally hurt him and
you would never want to hurt him."
Goku
whispered, "But what if I subconsciously want him out of the
picture?"
Vegeta's
face hardened, "You know that I could never forgive you." He knelt
and placed a hand on Goku's shoulder, "Stop blaming yourself, that isn't
going to get us anywhere."
"Vegeta.."
"What?
What is it? What's wrong?"
"I
don't feel so good..."
The
prince felt his gut twist around in partial fear, the hairs on the back of his
neck splitting and spiking more so than usual - his version of having the
strands stand on end because they were already doing so. He didn't have much
time to ponder Goku's abrupt alteration because only a few seconds later a
large boulder crashed next to them. "The place is coming down!"
Vegeta observed in shock, turning to go, but spinning around once he realized
that Goku wasn't following him. "Baka!" he shouted, sprinting back
and slinging the larger man over his shoulder, making a mad dash towards the
exit.
He
ran outside to find himself indoors. He screeched to a halt and spun around to
see himself in the bowels of what appeared to be a space craft. He growled and
headed for the closest door, trying to find a place to put down his mate so he
could find out what was the matter. The door had no knob so he walked towards
it, but it was not an automatic door so he stepped back to examine the walls
next to the frame. There was nothing, everything was barren and dark. With a
snarl he launched himself at the door, barely denting it. He roared and powered
up to Super Saiyan, extending is arm and blasting the door. It nearly gave way
so he kicked the thing down. Once the smoke cleared he peered inside the dark
room to be confronted with...another door. He stood back, looking quite
confused when he noticed that the door he'd knocked down was gone, and that if
he really did think about it...it has disappeared roughly around the time he
stopped thinking about it and got sidetracked with what was more important with
the contents of the room.
His
breath caught in his throat. A terrible feeling grew within him, and the
certainty of the place's distinct...evil came into place.
Kakarot
was gone.
He
had become so engrossed with breaking through the door that he had forgotten
about the other Saiyan. He had forgotten, and now the other was gone.
"Kakarot?"
he whispered. No response came from any direction. "Kakarot?" he
called out again, louder in his shaky voice. Is this what the other Saiyan
dreamt of all the time? If so, he would be insane as well...
"NO!"
Vegeta screamed, shaking his head furiously, "I will not give in so
easily!" He closed his eyes, ignored the cool air, ignored the dark,
ignored everything. Instead he focused onto his mates, the bond that they
shared. He remembered how when Goten was young he always reminded him of
Kakarot, but how when he grew, he filled out and became someone completely
unique. Someone he would grow to love..? Yes, he loved the demi-Saiyan, and
perhaps, yes, he loved the lug of a baka, Kakarot too.
He
thought of the secret romps with Goten, and the his first time with Kakarot. He
thought of how all he wanted was to love them with his undivided attention, and
to be loved back.
He
jolted for no reason and opened his eyes. He was in Goten's room at school, but
neither of the Son males were around him. He scrambled up and threw on a pair
of pants, seeking either of them out through their bond. He could sense them
alive, but their life forces were dwindling, their ki undetectable. He hissed,
trying his best to keep himself under control, but the mere notion of losing both
mates kept him on edge. Since he couldn't track down either of them by
himself he decided to get some help.
He sped
with Super Saiyan speed through the skies, reaching his destination within
minutes. He landed on the tile and raced towards two figures who stood a little
bit off to the side. They turned to him and looked at him expectantly and when
he stopped before them his voice showed his concern, "I need your
help."
"What
is it?" asked the smaller of the two.
"Dende..Piccolo.."
Vegeta addressed them, "We must find Kakarot and Goten now. Their lives
depend on it!"
"What!"
shouted the elder Namek, "What's happened!?"
"I
don't know!" the frustrated ouji cried out, clenching his hands, "I
can't let them die! I can't! I'm Vegeta no Ouji, and I will ensure that they
won't die!"
Dende
peered over the side of the lookout, "It's odd..it's like their kis
are..blurred or fuzzy, hard to pin point."
"Do
you have a general area?"
"Hai,"
Dende said rather flatly, "They're on Earth."
Vegeta
threaded his fingers into his hair and sat down indian style, elbows resting on
his knees as he tugged on his dark brown strands. He groaned lowly, as if in
agony, "Goten....Kakarot...."
"What
makes you care about them so suddenly?" Piccolo asked innocently, out of
curiosity.
Vegeta
exploded at him, unable to control his emotions which fluctuated every couple
seconds or so, "BAKAYARO! THEY ARE MY MATES!" He instantly realized
what he said and looked down at the ground, fuming at himself.
"Your..mates?"
the Namek asked softly, not a shred of disgust in his voice.
"Hai,"
Vegeta admitted, "Saiyans mate by biting at the neck and drinking of their
chosen mate's blood. The one who bites first is dominant."
"You
bit both of them??" Piccolo responded in confusion.
Vegeta
flushed crimson and gritted out, "Noooo.... Kakarot bit me first. I then
bit Goten."
"But
why?"
"AH!
KISAMA! Because! I love Goten and Kakarot obviously had a thing for me! Why do
you have to be so fucking brain-dead! For fuck's sake! We should be looking for
them, not talking about how our relationships came to be!"
"Would
you two be quiet!? I think..I think I'm on to something..."
Vegeta
leapt up and stood by Dende to search the planet below. "They seems that
one is..somewhere there, and the other..there," the brunette pointed to
the general areas.
"Yes,
I've been able to assess that too. I can get a better reading for Goku though,
because he's the stronger of the two. Let's go! If he's hurt, I can heal
him!"
Vegeta
was right about to leap off with joy, when he took a step back and shook his
head.
"What?
What're you doing, Vegeta?" Dende questioned, not understanding his
actions.
"If
I help one before the other, then they will know that subconsciously through
the bond."
Piccolo
cut in, "Like choosing favorites, the second will be hurt."
Vegeta
nodded, finishing the thought, "And therefore, their condition can
worsen."
Piccolo
thought for a moment before approaching the ledge, "Alright, that's fine.
You stay here, Vegeta. Dende will get Goten, and I will get Goku. Then we'll
bring both of them up to you and Dende will heal them, that way there isn't any
conflict. Okay?"
Vegeta
nodded and watched as the two Nameks leapt off the lookout and blasted off
toward his mates. The seconds felt like minutes, the minutes hours, and so on.
He first tried to calm himself, but then resorted to attempts to give his mates
reassuring feelings. It was all he could do until he saw them again. If
he ever saw them again...
He
shivered and rubbed his arms to try to warm himself up, directing his
concentration back to Goten and Kakarot. He missed them terribly, and knew he
wouldn't be able to stand it if either of them was terribly hurt. He couldn't
truly blame himself for Goten, but for Kakarot...he had let him go in that
dream world, and he vowed that he wouldn't ignore the other Saiyan again. The
consequences would be too much, and though the Saiyan couldn't physically
disappear in the real world, Vegeta knew that if he mistreated the third class,
he would find a way to make himself not be found.
He
napped briefly while waiting, falling into a distressing state of unconsciousness.
He snapped awake when he heard and felt two approaching figures. He stood up,
his tail snapping back and forth sporadically. Piccolo and Dende came into view
with his two mates. He raced towards them, and they set down the Son men
carefully. Vegeta knelt between the two and examined them and their pale
visages. He gently took the hand of each.
"Heal
them," he murmured - it was not a request.
Dende
knelt as well, placing a palm on each of their chests and closing his eyes in
concentration. He'd never attempted to heal two people at once, and he didn't
know exactly how he'd handle it, but he was pretty sure he'd be feeling drained
after it was all done and over with. He put all his effort into healing them
and paid less attention to the outcome of his own body.
After
Dende completed the process he collapsed, Piccolo catching him. "I'm
alright," the young Namek rasped, although he accepted the helping hand.
Goten
began to stir first. He released a moan, "Unn...what....What
happened..?" He began to sit up but Vegeta firmly kept him to the ground.
"Shh,
koi. Don't move. Do you remember anything that happened?"
Goten
flushed a little, "I remember being..suffocated..."
Vegeta
remembered that statement and when it was made very well, "H-Hai..do you
remember walking by yourself? Being..attacked?"
Goten's
eyebrows scrunched together in thought before he nodded, "Y-Yea...You and
dad were there."
Vegeta
nodded in agreement, "You woke up, didn't you? You left the dream."
The
demi-Saiyan swallowed and paused, "I think so..everything's really
blurry."
Vegeta
rubbed his hand affectionately, "It's okay. Rest now." Goten nodded,
releasing a sigh as he relaxed at his lover's side. The ouji turned to his
larger mate and nudged him lightly. "Kakarot? Kakarot, can you hear
me?" Vegeta called out. He extended himself, sending out a mental cry, 'Kakarot?
Can you hear me?' Goku's form refused to stir.
"Ok,
I'm worrying," Vegeta admitted as he looked at the other Saiyan intensely.
"What
if I try?" Piccolo offered, "Nameks are telepathic too, and I'm
probably on a different level
than
you."
Vegeta
sucked in a breath, then sighed, "Alright. But be sure that he knows I'm
here!"
Piccolo
closed his eyes and stood completely still for minutes on end. Finally his eyes
opened and he stated, "There is outside interference."
"NANI!?"
Vegeta roared, "What do you mean by that!?"
"I
mean," Piccolo said, repeating, "there's outside interference.
Something is obstructing Goku's psyche, and it's not Goku. If it's not Goku,
then it's from with-out rather than with-in. Does this make sense?"
"Yes,
it makes sense! I'm not an idiot, you know! What I meant was what is
interfering??"
"I
can't tell for sure. I think our best bet is to have someone who is experienced
in medicine to give him a look."
Vegeta
looked down, thinking to himself, 'If only the onna were still here...' He
smirked softly, 'If she was, I'd be humping her instead of these two goons...'
He brought himself out of his reverie before he was forced by Piccolo, "I
don't know if we should take him to the hospital. Moving him now might not be a
good idea. I don't know about my brat, but I think Gohan has some medical
experience, yes?"
Dende
nodded, "Yes, I think I recall that. He originally wanted to be a doctor,
but he ended up being a teacher because his mother wanted him to."
"Whatever,"
Vegeta said, "just get him up here. He'll be a prime candidate anyways
since he has a connection with Kakarot."
The
elder Namek took it upon himself to search down his long time friend and
retrieve him. The minutes spent waiting for Piccolo to return with the other
demi-Saiyan were tense. Vegeta hoped that whatever the problem was it wasn't
fatal. If it was..he simply had no idea how he would handle the situation. He
sighed, feeling very tired regardless of the sleep he had. All the stress built
up upon him and the state that his mates were in was not helping in the
slightest, especially Kakarot. 'He always has to give me the most trouble,
doesn't he?' Vegeta mused silently to himself, his mood lifting a bit.
He
looked up when he sensed Piccolo's return, and over the edge came him and Gohan
- a very perturbed looking Gohan who probably could not forget the words Vegeta
had spoken to him. It didn't really make a difference at the moment, because
there was much more important things to handle.
No
words were spoken, as it seemed Piccolo had informed Gohan of the situation
before hand, a wise thing to do. The demi-Saiyan landed next to his father and
set down his doctor's bag. He checked his pulse and breathing first to make
sure they were normal, then he could only guess from there. He did what he
could to find out his dad's ailment, but he just didn't have the equipment to
do much.
"Reach
out with your mind," the ouji said quietly.
Gohan
obeyed and felt the obstruction like the others had, "That's odd... I've
never felt anything like this before. Vegeta..I just don't know. I think we
have to take him to a hospital, there just isn't anything more I can do for him
here." The brunette sighed and finally gave in with a nod, standing up.
"It'd
be best if I followed," he decided and the Nameks nodded in agreement,
each taking a warrior, "Let's go to Capsule Corps. medical center. He'll
get the best treatment there, and besides, they're used to handling
Saiyans." Gohan flew next to Vegeta, intent on getting more of the
situation out of him.
"Are
you really..you know..." Gohan trailed off, blushing hotly as he was
unable to bring himself to say it.
"Sleeping
with both your brother and your father?" the ouji filled in the blank for
him.
Still
blushing, "H-Hai."
Vegeta
smirked a bit, "Hard to believe, but true. I love those bakas."
Gohan
stayed very pensive for the rest of the flight. They landed outside of Capsule
Corp. and Trunks was there to greet them. "I felt you coming this
way," he announced, "What's up?"
"We
need to get Kakarot to the medical ward," Vegeta replied, taking charge.
Trunks
gazed at the group assembled with a worried expression, "I'll assemble a
crew.."
"Not
necessary, Kakarot isn't severely injured..that we know of," the prince
half-explained, gesturing for the others to follow him. He began to make his
way towards the desired location, finally turning back to Trunks, "We
cannot rouse him from his sleep, and there is..outside interference whenever we
try to mentally contact him." The hybrid nodded, absorbing the information
but deciding not to comment on it. They made it inside quickly and set Goku
down onto a bed. The doctors present began checking his vitals as Trunks
attempted to speak with them regarding the awkwardness of the condition.
"He
isn't physically damaged, we need to run other tests. Get samples of his body
fluids, and run as many scans on him as you can," Trunks said, sounding
rather irritated, as if the doctors' incompetence was simply something that
could not be easily excused. The group was ushered outside into a waiting room,
but Goten was left behind for safety's sake, and also because he needed the
tests as well, for he had fallen prey to..whatever it was.
Vegeta
paced around the room like a caged animal, unsure of what to do as he felt like
he should be doing something. Gohan tried to calm him, but the ouji just
shrugged him off. Piccolo gave the demi-Saiyan a meaningful look, as if to say
"nice try". Trunks tried peeking into the room a few times, and
despite his status at Capsule Corp., he too was forced out. He mumbled some
complaints but took residence in a chair next to Gohan, impatiently waiting like
the rest of them.
Finally
a doctor came out, and all motion in the room stopped.
"WELL!?
How are they!?" Vegeta screamed, unable to bear anymore. The doctor winced
before taking off his latex gloves.
"From
as far as we can tell, Mr. Son has a..erm..rare disease, um..so far in fact,
that we've never seen it before. We first found trace of it in his blood, but
it seems that it has manifested in his brain. The oddity is that it appears in
Goten's blood too, but in a very early stage. Where as Mr. Son's growth seems
to be even a few years old, Goten's looks to be fairly recent, months, maybe
weeks."
"Are
they...are they going to die..?" Vegeta choked out, panic hammering at him
like his heart which beat rapidly in his chest.
The
doctor shook his head and silently sighed, "Well, it doesn't appear that
way, but we can't say for sure, since we don't really know anything about this
disease. Have any of you been around these two recently? I mean, around a great
deal?"
Vegeta
nodded, "I have."
"We'd
like to test you as well."
Vegeta
closed his eyes briefly, "So be it."
They
doctor guided him into the room where the others waited anxiously for his
return. Surprisingly he came back very soon. "The results came out
negative, so whatever it is..if it is communicable, it's going for like genes.
But then again, it could just be genetic altogether," the doctor said for
the benefit of the people waiting, as Vegeta had already heard all of it.
"We'll
be able to visit, right?" Gohan asked.
"I
don't think that'd be a wise thing to do at the time, especially when we don't
know much about the disease. It could still spread to other people. For now, I
think it's best to keep them quarantined."
Vegeta's
head shot up instantly, snapping in the direction of the med room. "Kakarot's
awake!" he cried out with joy and relief, ignoring the doctor and rushing
towards his mate.
(Felix
finally sighs with content as inspiration was good to her...)
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