Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Deep Circle ❯ Part 12 ( Chapter 12 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Hello, LadyKATT! Yeah, there's a question about Goku being in his right mind…
 
Deep Circle by chayron (lttomb@yahoo.com) (beta-read by achillona)
 
Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ. I'm not making any money off of this.
Warnings: Yaoi, male/male. Goku/Vegeta.
 
Part 12
 
Goku stretched in his bed. He gave a yawn and observed the cabin. Earlier he didn't have any time to check it out; the non-stop action and battles weren't very beneficial to one's free time. After the lizards came closer to Vegetasei, and it became no longer safe to `hunt' the lone ships, they turned home, which finally allowed Goku two days of rest. He slept those two days. But finally, to his disappointment, his body couldn't take anymore sleep, and he had to face those nagging thoughts about the kiss. He was a bit annoyed at that nagging urge he felt to clear the matter up. He didn't want to deal with it. The very fact was that he kissed Vegeta and later his mind showed him a very erotic and sexy movie… All right, kissing Vegeta wasn't so bad, he had already had a `vision' that seemed to be as real as was this kiss, besides that, on Earth, he had been obsessed with Vegeta and everything that included him. He wasn't against the action itself, the problem was where that kiss was leading. If he gave in to every urge, he'd end up not only kissing Vegeta, but sleeping with him as well (considering if Vegeta agreed). Goku pondered on the thought that maybe the kiss and that - that `vision' meant - stop while it's not too late.
 
Did he really see Vegeta like that? Did he really want him so much? And what if he did? What did Vegeta have to say about all this? What did Chichi, his wife, whom he had sworn support and loyalty, have to say about all this? What does his conscience have to say about all this? Not much, only one word - `stop'. But was he able to stop? It seemed he didn't even move, but the question was already there - was he able to stop? Vegeta didn't seem to be angry with him. The prince pretended like nothing had happened, but he pretended that too. What if Vegeta wasn't so against him? This Vegeta was a bit different, warmer…to Kamala… Maybe Vegeta was warm to him, but to Kamala Vegeta was hot.
 
Goku scowled at the white ceiling. He still perfectly remembered each detail of that playful `after-spar' when Vegeta threw Kamala over his shoulder. It was still in Goku's mind, nagging at him, torturing him. He didn't have any right to be jealous, but feelings never asked for a right? Do they ever comply with logic?
 
So, how was it? - Did Vegeta simply forgive him that kiss or the prince simply didn't mind? Was that even a kiss? He only pressed his lips to Vegeta's, but that counted as a kiss, right? Couldn't he simply ask Vegeta? Right! And what then? - Either he would greatly amuse the prince, or he would have one more headache if the prince appeared not to be angry at all.
 
Damn kiss! Had it not happened… Who was he kidding here? It would have been the same: he always was after the prince, here or on Earth. He followed Vegeta everywhere like a lost puppy, waiting for some affection, even though he knew it was impossible. But here, in this strange world…maybe he had a chance? Maybe this Vegeta liked him? Maybe their first meeting hadn't been spoiled like that one was on Earth? Maybe Vegeta… Maybe, maybe, maybe… Maybe Vegeta was in love with Kamala?
 
Goku groaned. Was he crazy?! What he was thinking about here?! He was going to go back home to Earth, what relationship was he considering here?! He wanted to go back and see his sons! What he would say them? - Oops, you know, I have to move back. I left my lover in that other dimension; by the way he's Vegeta. Bye Chichi, send me divorce papers per interdimensional post.?! WAS HE CRAZY?! How could he even consider something so stupid?!
 
Goku sighed. All right, he had solved one problem; there would be no thought about that nonsense anymore. He had to make himself forget his temporary craziness.
 
But those `visions' were still disturbing Goku. He couldn't decide what they meant. He saw himself having sex with Vegeta. It wasn't his dream; he had plenty of those and he was able to distinguish between a dream and that…that…`vision'. That hadn't felt like some fantasy, it felt like a real thing, something what was really happening or had happened. Was that `spirits-pleasing-day' a bit more than it seemed? Maybe he was so sloshed out that… No, can't be, besides Kamala was there. Maybe they… all three...?
 
“Gods…” Goku groaned, rubbing his temples. That was useless, all this thinking was useless, and it really didn't help that he really enjoyed that last `vision', every glimpse of it, and he even wanted more of that porno.
 
Goku sighed into his pillow then tensed a bit when he remembered something. In that last `vision', where he and Vegeta had sex, Vegeta had a fresh claim-mark on his shoulder. He could see it clearly now before his eyes.
 
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“C'mon,” Kamala tugged at Vegeta's black combat suit. “It will be fun. Besides you need to relax. Your father can take care of these newcomers…”
 
Vegeta wanted to throw some snippy remark about relaxing during the war, but instead his eyes suddenly fixed on Kamala's face. “Did he?!” Vegeta's face contorted in fury, his arm shooting to grab Kamala.
 
“N-No,” winced Kamala, trying to pry his wrist from Vegeta's iron grasp. “No, I just… Let go of me!” Kamala hissed as much in anger as in pain too, pushing Vegeta back. He rubbed his wrist after Vegeta let go off him. “Gods, stop that! I'm not a baby, I can take care of myself!”
 
Vegeta sighed in relief. “You sounded so eager to get out of the castle that I…”
 
“I'm always eager to get the hell out of here!” Kamala snorted still rubbing his wrist. “Can't wait till Vedeno is old enough to take care of himself…”
 
“Be careful with him, Kamala. You can be angry as much as you like. I don't care about your anger, because I know, once - the same instant he knows I'm away for a longer time or dead - he's going to get you. And you're kidding yourself - you are not strong enough to defend yourself, not yet,” Vegeta said, looking at Kamala. “Stop scowling - it's true, and you know it.”
 
“Sometimes you really piss me off with that, you're…” Kamala crunched his nose, not looking at Vegeta, instead looking at his own two suddenly very interesting feet. He raised his head, smiling then. “Anyway, welcome back.” He tugged at Vegeta's dirty and cracked armor that some time ago was white. “Now get ready, and we are going to the picnic.”
 
Vegeta groaned theatrically. “Kamala, I just came back from space after a week of constant battle; my clothes…”
 
“Shush,” Kamala didn't want to hear any protest. “Just take clean clothes with you. You can swim in the lake instead of taking a shower.”
 
“Have never heard of a stupider idea,” murmured Vegeta. “I…”
 
“Gods, is it so difficult or what?!” Kamala put his hands on his hips. “Goku agreed in an instant, and you…”
 
“Goku is going with us?” Vegeta asked abruptly.
 
“Yes,” Kamala nodded, “we four.”
 
“Since when have you started inviting strangers?” Vegeta frowned at Kamala in discontent.
 
“Goku is no stranger,” Kamala disagreed. “He's already been here more than a month and more than proved that he's trustful.”
 
“I don't like it.” He knew he didn't need to say what he didn't like; Kamala could guess anyway.
 
“What you don't like?” Kamala asked to Vegeta's further discomfort. He sighed then. “You are spending more time with him than with me and you still hold him as a stranger and still complain? You can't dislike him so much…” Kamala looked at Vegeta with clearly written conviction on his face.
 
“No,” Vegeta agreed, “it's only that…” he went silent. He didn't want to explain Kamala that he didn't like Goku near Kamala; Kamala knew as much anyway. But there was that other thing which he wasn't sure again about - lately he didn't like the thought about Kamala being near Goku either. “Alright, stop whining,” Vegeta gave in.
 
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Goku observed Vegeta, who was flying beside Kamala. And how had Kamala managed to coerce him into going on this picnic? It seemed that if Kamala only asked to jump, Vegeta asked how high. Vegeta never would consider his suggestions - what cleverness could a third-class moron suggest?
 
They went to the same lake that Goku had been swimming in earlier. Before the fire was set, Vegeta was sent to catch something edible. Although Vedeno had been jumping up and down while enthusiastically volunteering for the task, Kamala excluded him. That made the both princes unhappy.
 
While Vegeta was trying to catch something, Kamala and Goku found a nice place for setting the fire, which they did as soon as they managed to persuade Vedeno to come out of the water and go with them to look for dry logs. Though Goku had been sure that there was nothing that could happen to the child, Kamala seemed not to be so sure and didn't want to leave the child alone.
 
Goku smiled when Vedeno, as soon as they came back from the woods, dove back into the lake. “He doesn't get to run around much, does he?” Goku turned to Kamala who was watching his son too.
 
Kamala shook his head. “No, there's a war going on. I'm not keen on taking him out. Who knows what may happen.”
 
Goku comfortably sat down next to his just set up fire. “That's sad. My sons can go whenever they want… Well, there's hardly anyone who could harm them…”
 
“Are they very strong?” Kamala lay down next to the fire, opposite Goku, his hand supporting his head. His eyes still were following Vedeno.
 
Goku smiled. He liked to talk about his sons. “My youngest, Goten, is about your strength. He can ascend to Super Saiyan, but he still is very young and not very skilled. I bet you could take him down…” Goku chuckled. His eyes then left Kamala's face to look at the clear sky. “Gohan is nineteen. He's more or less as powerful as Vegeta, only his fighting skills aren't as good. Gohan doesn't train much, he's more interested in science and his girlfriend.”
 
“Girlfriend?” Kamala turned to Goku, smiling. Goku's eyes were clouded with memories.
 
“Videl,” Goku chuckled. “The boy is in love with her. I just can't seem to have a conversation with him about anything else. Everything we start talking about ends up with Videl.”
 
“Umm…” Kamala grinned at Goku. “That sounds very nice. But I'll probably go crazy when Vedeno starts bringing someone home…”
 
Goku laughed heartily. “Yeah, Vegeta told me that you're overprotective…”
 
“I'm not!” Kamala gasped.
 
Goku laughed louder. “You really are…”
 
Kamala's pointy nose crunched. “Nonsense.”
 
“Really?” Goku almost choked on his laugh. “So why, for the past ten minutes while Vedeno's been swimming, have you been squirming like a can full of worms?”
 
“Hah!” Kamala just snorted, a faint blush painting his nose. He stubbornly turned away from Goku to stare at the other side. “I haven't!”
 
“Yeah, and you're very childish…” Goku laughed at the display.
 
“I'm not childish!” Kamala's eyes widened. He turned around, back to Goku. “You are SO lucky that you're stronger than me, otherwise I'd spank your ass for such insults!” Kamala stuck his tongue at Goku.
 
“Whoa, aggressive, aren't you…” Goku smiled, teasingly. “Actually it was a compliment…”
 
“Oh…” Kamala's cheeks reddened. “You're impossible!” he turned away again to hide his blush.
 
`Yes, I am,' Goku thought in disbelief. He had been flirting with Kamala even without noticing!
 
“Finally,” Kamala spotted Vegeta in the sky returning with a big catch thrown on his shoulder. “You are getting clumsy…” he pronounced Vegeta after that one had landed.
 
Vegeta just shrugged at Kamala. “Good, next time I'll send you.”
 
“Damn,” Kamala bit his tongue.
 
Goku observed Vegeta's catch. He had never seen that creature before. It was a cross between a deer and a wild boar. It had long legs and a big, fat body. It wasn't clear how the creature managed to keep his all weight on such tiny legs. Now Goku knew why it took time for Vegeta to catch something - the prince had been looking for something big enough to feed them all.
 
“Alright, I caught it, you two prepare it,” Vegeta calmly walked away to the shore, to Vedeno, leaving his prey for the other two Saiyans.
 
“And somehow I thought he would say that…” Kamala silently laughed at Goku who grinned back.
 
Kamala and Goku soon got rid of the thick fur and disemboweled deer-boar then cut it into smaller pieces to put over the fire.
 
“As for being surrounded by servants you're not so bad at it,” Goku commented, slightly teasing Kamala again.
 
“As for not managing to remember how you appeared here, you too remember not too badly how it's done …” Kamala bit back, smiling at him, his beautiful eyes sparkling with amusement.
 
Goku smiled back then looked at his spit then skewered another piece of meat. He raised his head to look at the lake. Vegeta was playing with Vedeno, both princes soaked and laughing. And in that moment Goku felt complete somehow, felt like he would be a part of this family. It was something…deep and instinctual. Vegeta and Kamala accepted him; from that moment he knew he belonged to their pack now. He still wasn't sure about the relationship between the two Saiyans, but it wasn't his business. It was enough that they accepted him. He was grateful and he wasn't going to misuse that trust given to him.
 
Vegeta waded from the water and raised his ki to dry himself. He took a new set of clothes, starting to dress. “Turn away,” he ordered the two grinning sets of eyes.
 
Kamala rolled his eyes, but turned away, plopping on his stomach, his tail rising to swish high in the air only to annoy Vegeta more. Goku blushed and turned his head to the forest.
 
“Smells nice,” Vegeta said after several seconds when he plopped on the grass next to a lying Kamala.
 
“We'll see,” Kamala shrugged, a tiny smile on his full lips. “Goku was trying to impress me with his cooking skills…”
 
“Impress you?” Vegeta's brow rose. He glanced over his shoulder at Goku, who squirmed under his gaze. “I don't remember when you have ever been impressed by someone,” Vegeta turned back to Kamala. “At least not by food…”
 
“Well, one can't be so stubborn all the time. I decided to give him a chance,” Kamala smiled at Vegeta.
 
Vegeta softly laughed, slapping Kamala's thigh. “You never gave me a chance, you, bastard. You just refused to eat the ren!”
 
“You're kidding, right,” Kamala snorted with an amused expression on his face. “It stank so much that I could bet it was not edible!”
 
Vegeta shrugged. “Oh, I ate it alright, and nothing happened. And it was not so bad as it seemed…”
 
“So how bad it was then?” Kamala laughed.
 
Vegeta rolled his eyes. “Alright, it was bad. I'm an awful cook, I agree. No point in arguing about that matter...”
 
Kamala chuckled and sat up, his eyes wandering back to the lake again.
 
“Gods, Kamala,” Vegeta sighed, laughing. He pushed Kamala by his shoulders down to the grassy ground. “Can't you just leave him in peace? Relax, he's five years old; never heard of anyone drowning at such an age…”
 
Kamala blushed then laughed at himself too while looking at Vegeta who was hovering over him. “I'm really overprotective, aren't I…?”
 
“Yes,” Vegeta smiled, still pressing Kamala into the grass. “Anyone can tell you that,” he let go of Kamala.
 
“I noticed…” Kamala glanced at Goku then turned back to Vegeta, his eyes suddenly becoming sad. “I'm not much of a misuu, am I…?” he looked past Vegeta's shoulder at Vedeno.
 
Vegeta looked at Kamala's face, his eyes big in shock. “Kamala,” Vegeta's voice was stern, “if I had you instead of my father, I'd have been the happiest kid in the universe. If you don't believe me, ask your son.” Vegeta saw Kamala's lips open in protest. “Shh…” Vegeta put his finger to Kamala's lips. “Don't argue with me, I know what I'm saying.”
 
Goku listened silently to both Saiyans. He had confirmation that indeed there was almost no bond between Vegeta and his father, and between Kamala and his mate. But Vegeta and Kamala sounded very affectionate to each other. Actually the whole conversation between them was playful and warm, they shared pleasant moments together. Goku was seeing a much opener Vegeta, he was eagerly catching all those glimpses of the unguarded prince, and the only thing he regretted was that it was not him who penetrated Vegeta's defensive walls. But now, when he was a part of the pack, he expected more. He needed to know more. Not needed, WANTED, because he really DIDN'T NEED.
 
“Alright, who's hungry?” Goku cheerfully asked, reaching for skewers with hopefully ready meat.
 
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“That was great,” Kamala groaned, rubbing his full stomach. “You impressed me, but now I'll have to go on a diet…”
 
“Huh?” Vegeta and Vedeno turned to Kamala.
 
“Kidding,” Kamala chuckled. “I just heard somewhere that Zarbon is on the diet now…”
 
“No diet can help him,” Vedeno shook his head laughing. “He loves sweets too much…”
 
“Naydirs,” Vegeta rolled his eyes. “I sometimes wonder what they could reach, if they spent more time on training than on their beauty…”
 
“But Zarbon IS attractive, don't you think so?” Kamala grinned at Vegeta.
 
“Kamala, he's green,” said Vegeta in such a tone that it was enough one statement to express his opinion as to what he thought about the Naydir's beauty.
 
“So what?” Kamala grinned wider, already seeing wide fields for teasing Vegeta. “It's good actually. You don't need to stare at that pink-brownish flesh all the time. Just think about that - in summer Naydir is green, in winter he's blue and what shades you can get if the temperature changes suddenly!”
 
“Can I mate Naydir?” Vedeno asked curiously.
 
“Look, what you did,” Vegeta groaned at Kamala.
 
“I'm not sure…” Kamala blinked at his son. “I have never heard of someone mating with Naydir. There are several couples, but…”
 
“No, you can't,” Vegeta cut Kamala off. “You will mate a Saiyan.”
 
“Why?” Vedeno asked.
 
“Kamala, I'll just cut your tongue out next time…” Vegeta growled. “Because,” he turned back to Vedeno, “you can't create a bond with any other race. And you can't have children with them.”
 
“Why?” Vedeno blinked.
 
“Because they are different from us.”
 
“Uhh…” Vedeno thought. “It's because they are green?”
 
“N…Yes,” Vegeta just gave in.
 
“No,” Kamala interrupted, “it's because they are different, as your brother said. Their whole body is different from ours, not only skin. Have you ever touched Zarbon's skin?” He went on after Vedeno nodded: “It was much colder than yours, wasn't it? It's one of those differences. When you want to mate, you look for someone similar to you and someone able to understand you. And of course you noticed that Naydirs think a bit different from us? That means that if you wanted to create a bond, it wouldn't be possible, because your mind and body would be different. The same goes for cubs - there are simply too many differences.”
 
Vedeno nodded unhappy. “I see…”
 
“Don't worry,” Kamala smiled at Vedeno, ruffling his hair. “I can bet one day you'll meet a nice, beautiful and strong Saiyan and you wouldn't even remember any Naydir…”
 
Vedeno's mood instantly improved. He smiled contently. “Sure.”
 
“What confidence…” Vegeta softly murmured, licking the fat from his fingertips. But his eyes showed regret about something he never had in his childhood.
 
“Who's for a swim?” Kamala jumped to his feet.
 
“You'll drown after eating so much…” Vegeta smirked at him.
 
“Asshole,” Kamala stuck his middle finger at Vegeta. He turned to Goku then. “C'mon, Goku, move your lazy ass!”
 
“Lazy?” Goku snickered. “It was you who's been sitting on his ass the whole week while Vegeta and I have been battling!” he stood up to toss his armor to the ground, excited at the thought about immersing in the cool lake.
 
Vegeta's face got a worried expression after hearing Goku's words but he relaxed when Kamala only shrugged at Goku. Vegeta laughed at Kamala's reaction when Goku shed his clothes and ran to the shore naked. “I told you - he swims naked…” he grinned at Kamala's pink nose.
 
“And I knew this…” Kamala smirked back at Vegeta. Then he ran after Goku, leaving Vegeta staring at his back wide-eyed.
 
Goku resurfaced a good ten meters from the shore to see Kamala dive in after him. Kami, Kamala had a perfect body! Goku got a very nasty feeling that he shouldn't have gone to swim naked…
 
Goku laughed as Kamala resurfaced near him, his all hair flattened and clinging to his chest and shoulders. “You look very funny,” he shouted to Kamala. But still gorgeous, Goku added in his head.
 
“You look the same,” Kamala stuck his tongue at him.
 
“Really?” Somehow I don't think so, Goku smiled inwardly. “And for this insult,” he swam closer to Kamala, “I'll have to punish you…” he dove to Kamala's side.
 
After a minute they were screaming their war shouts at each other and having a nice splash-fight.
 
“I told you that you were childish!” Goku gasped for air after resurfacing.
 
“So why the hell you are playing with me?!” Kamala smirked at Goku, dunking him back into the water.
 
Goku resurfaced, spitting out water from his mouth. “'Cause I'm even more childish!”
 
After twenty minutes they both staggered out of the water, Goku supporting Kamala to keep him steady. Kamala again had been too stubborn to admit his defeat, trying to last against Goku as long as he could.
 
“What a nice couple…”
 
Goku turned back to see two Naydirs smiling at them from the shore. “Huh?”
 
“They are not a couple!” Vegeta's voice was a pitch higher than usual.
 
Naydirs turned to Vegeta, only now noticing the Saiyan Prince sitting in the tall grass. “Oh,” one of them said. “I thought they were mates. That one,” he pointed at Kamala, “has a claim-mark on his shoulder.”
 
“Get the fuck out of here!” Vegeta erupted, leaping to his feet.
 
“Shit! The Prince!” one of Naydirs exclaimed.
 
“That's Kamala and Goku then!” the other added, already starting to fly away seeing Vegeta's face didn't promise any good.
 
“And Vedeno!” Vedeno showed up from the grass to stand next to his brother.
 
Kamala burst out laughing at that point. Vegeta quickly walked over to him. “You what, have no brains at all?! Vegeta grabbed Kamala by his upper arm. “You find this funny?! You are mated to the King, so behave like his mate!” Vegeta shoved Goku out of his sight as that one tried to say something. “Kamala, as long as you are unseen, I don't care what you're doing, but if you again do something like that…” Vegeta left it hanging.
 
“Don't threaten me, Vegeta,” Kamala hissed, trying to pry his arm from Vegeta's grip. He stopped struggling, as it was no use. “What can you do to me? What exactly can you threaten me with? With death? You think I'm afraid of it? Or are you going to take my son away? Do you want his hate? Or will you beat me? Not the first time…” Kamala managed to get his arm back now numb from Vegeta's fingers. Kamala turned to Vedeno. “We are going home.”
 
Vedeno quickly nodded and shot into the air, soon followed by Kamala. Vegeta stared at his empty hand in disbelief, completely shocked by Kamala's words. Did Kamala really think he was threatening him with all those things? That he could take Vedeno from Kamala? Beat him, kill him? He made a mistake - he scared Kamala, he never should have attacked Kamala like that, he lost his control and Kamala lost trust in him. But did Kamala see him like that? What about all the time, the secrets they shared?
 
Vegeta startled at a low growl at his side. He turned his head to Goku. He saw Goku bare his teeth at him.
 
“If you ever beat him again, I'll fucking teach you to behave,” Goku hissed. He was shocked by the incident. He was just accepted into the pack, but now he saw it in complete different colors.
 
“A-Again?” Vegeta was so stupefied that he didn't even manage to cover up his state.
 
Goku snorted at him. “Is that how you suppress him? By beating him? And I was wondering how you managed to find a friend…” he spat. “Remember - I see you hurting him, you'll get hurt too,” Goku grabbed his clothes off the ground and after several seconds blasted into the sky, leaving Vegeta.
 
TBC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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