Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ KALERAGETSUSEI : BK 4 OF TOSOV ❯ RETYING FAMILY KAIS ( Chapter 47 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

A/N: THIS AND THE NEXT FEW CHAPTERS ARE MAJOR CROSSOVERS WITH YU YU HAKUSHO AND INU YASHA. AS ALWAYS THIS AUTHOR MAKES NO MONEY FROM THIS FIC AS IT IS A PURE LABOR OF LOVE AND INTEREST FOR THE ANIMES REPRESENTED. THE IDEA OF THE BONDED COUPLES MELDING TOGETHER AND SHARING CHARCTERISTICS WAS INSPIRED BY KIARENE'S FIC, 'SOMETHING JAZZ.' THANX 4 SUCH INSPIRATION. FOR THOSE READERS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE ANIME YYH AKA GHOST FILES, IT IS ABOUT A 14 Y/R OLD BOY NAMED YUSUKE UREMESHI WHO GETS KILLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT, IS TAKEN TO THE SPIRIT WORLD AND GIVEN A TEST TO GET HIS PHYSICAL LIFE AND BODY BACK. HE PASSES HIS LIFE TEST; RETURNS TO THE PHYSICAL PLANE AS IS ASSIGNED AS SPIRTUAL DETECTIVE TO THE EARTH. AS DETECTIVE, HE MUST SEEK OUT AND APPREHEND DEMONS AND SPIRITS THAT HAVE GONE ASTRAY IN AND OUT OF THE SPIRIT REALM. HIS FIRST CASE IS TO TRACK DOWN THREE ANCIENT ARTIFACTS OF DARKNESS THAT THREE VERY POWERFUL DEMONS HAD STOLEN FROM KING YAMMA'S (ENMA'S) ROYAL VAULT. TWO OF THOSE THIEVES WERE KURAMA, A REINCARNATED FOX SPIRIT THIEF, AND HIEI, A HALF FIRE YOUKAI AND KOORIME-THAT UTILIZES THE POWER OF THE JAGAN-A 3RD EYE FOR THE SPIRIT-TO ALTER HIS APPEARANCE AND CHANNEL HIS SPIRIT ENERGY.

AFTER YUSUKE SUBDUES THE THIEVES, HE GOES TO TRAIN WITH A PSYCHIC MASTER NAMED GENKAI. FOLLOWING 6MOS OF TRAINING WITH THE OLD PSYCHIC, YUSUKE RETURNS TO UNDERTAKE YET ANOTHER DIFFICULT CASE. IN HIS THIRD CASE, YUSUKE HAS TO DEFEAT THREE VERY POWERFUL APPARITIONS WHO CALL THEMSELVES SAINT BEASTS. KUWABARA OPTS TO ACCOMPANY HIM, AS THE CARROT TOP DOES NOT WANT TO SEE THE PEOPLE OF HIS TOWN BECOME MURDERING ZOMBIES. THE TWO ENTER THE SPIRIT REALM AND ARE OVERTAKEN BY CANIBALISTIC APPARITIONS, HOWEVER, THANX TO 'DIVINE INTERVENTION' A LARGE HOLE OPENS UP AND A PAIR OF SPEEDING DOTS FRIGHTENS AWAY THE CANIBALS. THE DOTS MATERIALIZE TO REVEAL THE THIEVES, KURAMA AND HIEI. THE FOUR FORM AN UNEASY ALLIANCE IN ORDER TO DEFEAT THE BEASTS AND SAVE EARTH.

YUSUKE'S FOUTH CASE IS DELIVERED BY THE YOUKAI IN BLACK HIMSELF, HIEI, WHO FOLLOWS THE DETECTIVE ON THE CASE AS IT INVOLVES RESCUING HIEI'S SISTER, YUKINA, FROM A HEAVY HANDED JEWEL CRIMINAL NAMED GANZU TARUQUENEY (SP). THE CRIME LORD SEEKS TO MAKE A HUGE PROFIT BY SELLING THE GEMS YUKINA'S TEARS FORM INTO. AFTER SEEING YUKINA, KUWABARA INSTANTLY FALLS IN LOVE WITH THE MAIDEN AND VOWS TO FIGHT ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING TO RESCUE HIS WOMAN. AS WITH ALL ROMANCES, THE HEROES PREVAIL BEFORE HIEI CAN FIND THE CRIMINAL STRONGHOLD AND TAKE HUMAN LIFE-A DEEP CONCERN IN THE SPIRIT REALM. HIEI DOES DO HIS SHARE OF DAMAGE THE BEFORE THE LAST PUNCH CAN BE THROWN, HIS SISTER PLEADS FOR HIM TO STOP AND THE THREE EYED FIRE YOUKAI CONCEDES.

THE NEXT ADVENTURE FOR YUSUKE AND COMPANY IS TO ENTER A DARK TOURNAMENT WHERE DEMONS FIGHT TO THE DEATH AND ANY AND EVERYTHING GOES. YUSUKE AND HIS FRIEND, INCUDING HIS TWO DEMON ALLIES, MUST FIGHT TO STAY ALIVE. THE TWO DEMONS ARE THE CO-STARS IN THESE NEXT FEW CHAPTERS ALONG WITH OUR LOVEABLE SAIYANS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

CHAPTER IXL

RETYING FAMILY KAIS

Those who had not been phased by the sight of the disaster, included the medics, the planet guardian, Piccolo-who fought to stay focused so that he could rescue his sprouts-and the Makai ice maidens. Those that were still in control of their senses began to remove the debris so that they could heal and assist the injured. At that moment, the ground began to heave and rumble like a seismic quake then the rumble was followed by the rise of several feet of gray/brown or black shag carpeting. The event seemed to waken the strickened parents and grandparents from their distress. Thus, they ran to join in the rescue of their own chimps, elder children and servants. Along with those on the field, a pair of twenty-foot tall arachnids spewed webbing over the area, as they had sensed the distress and knew they would be needed.

With every hand at the palace, the clean up, searching, reviving and healing of the victims took less than three Saiyan hours to accomplish climaxing with all the victims whole, alive, well and awaiting censure and punishment. However, like any parent who had just had a brush with the loss of their offspring, the gathered parents checked to see that all limbs were attached. Everything was set properly and huge hugs were given then the parents rose and spun kicked those who had just been rescued into next week. The action was justifiable as the parents had several centuries of life scared from their beings and thus punished such carelessness. Following the chastising battle, the families gathered together for a feast of mammoth proportions.

"You cubs scared at least ten centuries growth out of me! And I thought your poppa would keel on the spot! What were you all thinking?" Mordobon huffed in his most femme of tones like the frightened Matusan that he was.

Mushra was also scolding the chimps he had birthed as were Goten, Trageta, Collyard, Tormataeo, Gohan, Piccolo, Zarbon, Jeice, Zyra, Jordinara, King Stygia, Minosaia, Imione, Onishua, Tormatanna and Kale. Prince Vegeta said nothing as he led his chimps and mixed breed children to the dining area, the silence itself was excruciating. Oujo Cilvanti, Ouji Endive and Ouji Uslagg all hung their heads as they had been among the instigators of the accident.

'Endy, ya think poppa will kill us?' Cilvanti spoke through the sib link she had with her brother.

'Most likely. He is the no Ouji,' Endive replied.

'You guys afraid of a shrimp like that? He's puny! My dad could beat the snot out of him in no time!' one of Mordobon's twins chided.

"He could not! Our dad's the strongest being in the universe and can even beat his own mate into the ground!" Cilvanti snarled out loud and caused the company to halt.

Vegeta Ouji cast a thundering glare towards the children who withdrew under the gaze. "What is the meaning of this outbreak? I did not permit any break in silence. The pair of you, to your rooms and I'll send Itwanna with food," the Ouji was stern and the chimps looked up at him with wide eyes.

Cilvi and Endive looked stricken then their faces cleared. "Ouji-sama, please! He called you a..." the royal chimps covered their mouths.

Vegeta's black eyes glinted like flint. "Called me what? A shrimp? Puny? That his dad could beat the snot out of me in no time? Huh, huh, huh! Honey, they'd send daddy to jail. Fighting him would be cruel, even by my standards," the prince smirked. "Mushra, I suggest you teach your chimp how to behave when the command for silence is sent forth and when in the presence of royalty," the Ouji was stern as he glanced at both sire and son.

Bowing to the prince, Paragus' twin replied, "My apologies, my Ouji-sama, they are but chimps and full of the devil's own mischief. I shall keep them in line, sire."

"See to it. Cilvi, Endive, you may remain but stay with your trainers. We adults have business with the ice maidens of the Makai that is most pressing," the Saiyan prince motioned for all to continue to the dining hall.

Vegeta and his guest had just entered the dining hall when...

"Oh, finally! We've only been here for two hours waiting for you all!" a banshee shriek pierced the near silence. "Where're my Gohan and Goten?" the same voice bellowed.

"What are you doing here? We haven't dined as yet and the pair of you ought to know better than to corner a hungry Saiyan. I can't speak for the other races. Here, before the gravity crushes you," Ouji Vegeta handed the surprise visitors something which they popped into their mouths.

"Gee, Vegeta, I didn't think you cared," a head of blue waved in front of the prince.

Rolling his eyes skyward, the Saiyan prince shook his head in a 'Lord, why me?' manner then went to join his mate at the royal table.

"Vegeta, do you mind, there are children present?" the blue haired female human who imposed her presence on the Saiyan Ouji like a bad toothache remarked.

"Woman, if you don't mind! We've had quite an upsetting dawn with the chimps blowing up the training wing, and we don't need you to make it worse! Now, state your business and depart!" the Ouji snarled.

"Chichi wanted to persuade the boys to return. She's found a pair of girls who'd love to meet them and I've found a pair for both Trunks's," Bulma informed her ex-mate.

Vegeta turned a deaf ear to the braying female and moved to join his large mate, however, another braying sound caught his ears and the hairs on the back of his neck stood high. In a move as quick as lightning, the prince stood between his mate and the black haired female who's lips were flapping like a fish out of water.

"You will cease this disgusting display at once or trust me, the chimps in that corner will have no mercy!" the prince huffed as he pointed to a corner in which sat his three year old son and daughter-Saiyan ages-and their orange furred cousins.

"Listen-" Chichi was unable to complete her dress down and a brilliant light lit the dining room.

"H-help us, p-please. I just managed to open the portal but with Hiei and Kurama just barely hanging on, I can't bring them through. Kuwabara and Yusuke are with me but they, too, are badly injured," a cooish voice sounded from the vortex.

"We're on our way! Goten, Trunks, Kakarrot, follow!" the prince said and headed to the portal along with the three he had called.

Reaching into the portal, the prince caught hold of a delicate china doll hand and gently pulled. After he could see the figure's shoulders, he lifted her into his arms and carried her to a vacant space in the dining hall. Zarbon and his brothers had joined the rescue effort. The three Tsurian princes entered the portal, then exited carrying three beings with long silver hair that cascaded like silver silk cloth. Goten exited carrying a large carrot topped male and Trageta exited carrying a small black haired youth with a shock of white hair in the shape of a starburst at his forehead. Mordobon carried another youth with greenish black hair and Turbon exited with a crystal blue haired female dressed in a pink kimono robe. All looked to have been in a battle for their lives.

"I told both Enma and Koenma that Brunia had became incredibly stronger over the millennia since her last appearance," a raspy voice sounded from the portal.

"Baba! What are you doing here?" Kakarrot asked as he helped his mate place the injured ones to be healed.

"Genkai and I were just discussing Koenma's folly at sending his team to fight Brunia. She's the mother of the Ice-jin, you know?" Baba the little witch that traveled on her crystal ball, said as she sat by the injured, who were being healed by the Koorime females, the Tsuria-jin, Piccolo and the planet's own guardian.

While the Koorime and Tsuria-jin healed the new arrivals, Prince Vegeta moved quickly injecting them with a liquid form of the gravity pill that he had given the humans to withstand the planet's heavy g's. He also re-injected the two human females who just would not go away and leave them to their own.

"P-Prince Vegeta, these two. This girl and the boy?" Yocina gasped as she looked on the unconscious forms of an aquamarine haired sister and a black haired brother she knew to be her niece and nephew, the children of her late elder sister Hina.

"Sister, look? I-It's them? Sasshoumeru and Kurama!" Marina pointed out as she fought her emotions at seeing her once beloved.

"Stay focused, girl! Don't get your hormones in a tizzy!" Yocina shot back as a moan elicited from the youth with greenish black hair.

"Easy, lad, you've had a rough time," Zarbon spoke in soothing accents as he assisted Yusuke to a sitting position.

"Ung, Uremeshi? Wh-where are we?" a graveled voice sounded.

"How the hell am I supposed to know, Kuwabara? Ask your future misses, she opened the portal," the youth addressed as Uremeshi retorted.

"All Hiei did was send me an image of one that had hair like his own and I used that to open the portal," the young maiden that could have been the spit of the other ice maidens present replied.

"You are on our Planet Kaleragetsusei, Yususke, home planet of the Saiyan race. How're you feeling, guys?" Goten asked as he moved to check over the new arrivals.

"Planet? You mean you guys aren't... But we went to school together, Goten?" Yusuke gasped.

"I had a feeling there was more to you and Trunks than what you projected. We didn't know where else to go for help. Yukina, Botan and Genkai's healing powers were being stretched to the limit trying to keep us in fighting shape. Hiei and I could only regenerate but so fast. That Koorime bitch and the one called King Cold had teamed up together and tore us apart, especially my little youkai. They seemed especially focused on just him and Yukina but found that Kuwabara and I are ruthless warriors. I'd kill anything if it hurts my Hiei," Kurama spoke with death and menace.

"I love you, too, kitsune. I hope we do not disrespect you Saiya-jin, but fighting with you on this plane the last two times and along side your females in Other World, I humbly request to join your ranks and learn from you," Hiei bowed to the king as he made his request.

"I observed you and Kurama in this last battle and it would be my honor to accept the pair of you into our army of warriors and fighters. Besides, I believe my prince hasn't had a decent sword sparring partner since his youth. Come, all, join us in dining. The Koorime ice maidens were about to divulge information to us regarding the origin of a race called the Ice-jin," King Vegeta motioned for the new arrivals to join in breakfast.

"Kurama, you mentioned that Brunia had teamed up with my former mate, King Cold for whom I pushed three of the most detestable creatures into this universe? I hope you destroyed the pair of them," Yocina remarked after the groups had piled their plates then joined the primary races and human visitors in the dining hall. "Pray tell, how did you meet these Saiya-jin?"

"We had fought with them on the planet Earth nearly two years ago in rescuing an instructor of ours who was being shamelessly tortured. We had met Prince Vegeta and most of his family while on Earth as we had attended school with the boys, Goten and Trunks. The four of us, Kuwabara, Yusuke, Hiei and I, knew G and T were formidable fighters that nobody that valued their asses messed with, although it was difficult on Trunks. His mother is that being with the large blue hair seated with that black haired female and...

"Hercule? That phony couldn't kill flies if he was covered in flypaper and he had the nerve to claim he defeated Cell? We can't defeat Cell, even in Spirit World and Dobora's in heaven, of all places!" Hiei snorted.

"Dear Hiei. Anyway, Trunks was looked on as sort of a role figure given that his mother is the president of the famous Capsule Corporation..."

"Kurama, I hate to interrupt, but I wanna know why these five females look identical to Yukina?" Hiei spat without venom as he over looked the five aquamarine headed females with ruby colored eyes the same as his own and his sister's.

"Hiei, love, haven't you figured yet?" Kurama nuzzled the little demonokai's spiked hair.

"It is well that he does not remember us. How did you get the name Hiei?" Yocina asked the three-eyed fire youkai as he ate what resembled a chicken leg.

"I named him the second I laid eyes on him. Why do you think I let Marina get close to me? I wanted the child because my then mate and I could have no offspring of our own. When those hunters tracked you to our camp, we had to send you away but because Hiei was a cast off of your race, I thought the hunters would have little interest in him. I was most incorrect in my presumption and in trying to reclaim my child, I was mortally wounded in the process. Plus the fact that I had let that failure distract me on an important job I was on, I botched the job, thus causing a strong spirit hunter to pursue me. With the last of my energy, I fled here to the living world. You all know the rest," Kurama explained.

"You know them, Kurama?" Hiei asked the large silver haired fox who sat beside him.

"I knew of the entire race. The Koorime were a race of ice maidens who needed little to no outside assistance to reproduce," Kurama began. "Plus, they were where you get your ruthlessness in battle."

"Kurama, allow me to continue. Thank you. Hiei, Yukina, look closely at us and tell us who you see," Yocina instructed and the twins did so.

"I see Yukina's face in the five of you but I still want to know why," Hiei stated.

"MOTHER! Hiei, they're identical to my mother! The females, you two! You raised me! You told me that I had a twin who had been cast out because it was born male and that my mother, Hina, had been killed because she birthed a forbidden one. I asked that we search for mi hermano but you told me it would be dangerous to do so. I can't remember much else but I do remember being captured by some thieves who sought to profit from my tears and for a time they kept me hidden. Until Hiei's friends found and rescued me," Yukina replied-her voice softer than a feather. She smiled as she looked at each one of her rescuers but had special smiles for Hiei and Kuwabara.

"We are glad. Now, to answer why we look so like you, Lady Yukina. We are your mother's sisters, the five of us. Yujina and Icinia stayed on the Island and raised you. Lucina, Marina and I found and raised your hermano until he was a Makai one-year-old and able to digest solid foods. Because we were related to Hina, the three of us were cast off Koorime Island. We had dared to protest against the mistreatment of the infant boy, the other two did not, thus were able to raise you within the fold," Yocina nodded.

"So, if you five are my mother's sisters and three were cast from the island because of mother birthing a male child that means..." Yukina cast an eye over to Hiei. Her soft lips began to tremble and a gasp escaped her throat as tears began to pour down her face and crystallize into gems. "Hiei, mi hermano?" she sniffed.

Hiei bit his lower lip as he regarded her, his own eyes spilling water crystals that he tried desperately to hide. Oh, he'd get Kurama for turning him inside out if it was the last thing he did.

'I understand, Hiei, I blame my mate for turning me into a sponge but it is not their faults, it's because we fell hopelessly in love with them. I told you that you were so like me. After you and your sister reunite, let's talk,' a voice sounded in Hiei's head.

The small fire youkai looked over to find the middle Saiyan prince but that being seemed to be paying little heed to the smaller flame haired male as the prince was in process of nourishing a three month old infant boy.

'V-Vegeta? How can you-'

'Saiya-jin have incredible telepathic abilities, plus sitting on the Slugarthian carpeting aids in sharpening that ability. And do not be alarmed that I'm nourishing this cub, my race has that ability as well,' Vegeta replied through the link.

'No wonder I keep coming back to you all. I feel a connection. May I ask a favor?' Hiei replied and saw the prince nod. 'Since I never had a 'tousan, could I-'

'I would be honored if you do so, my son. I felt a connection to you as well, maybe it's the warrior's spirit in you or we share some of the same characteristics. We've probably had similar life experiences,' Vegeta remarked. 'If your mate still wants a kit, I could play surrogate to the pair of you, ha ha ha.'

All activity in the hall ceased and the small Saiyan found himself sailing across the chamber, chest ripped where the cub had been torn away and blood gushing from the wound. The locale changed to outside the castle and heavy punches rained down into Vegeta Ouji's face.

"You are my mate! You bear my mark about your neck and have borne my chimps! I will not have my mate harlot himself for someone else's pleasure!" an angry voice snarled as a large foot kicked the prince away.

"Kakarrot, stand down, warrior! What is the meaning of this senselessness?" the king growled.

"He said he was gonna have a child for those two!" Kakarrot snarled back, fist ready with a chi ball in his palm ready to fire.

"He said no such thing! You have much to learn about being a Saiyan. Come here, your king demands it!" Vegeta Ou commanded and Kakarrot had little choice but to stand down and extinguish the energy ball.

Kakarrot moved from the prince and Yukina, her five aunts, Hiei and Kurama all moved in to bestow their healing powers upon the fatally wounded prince.

"Kakarrot, that was shameful! Not only have you beaten your mate nearly to the point of death, you caused Chardonblis to rip his chest while nourishing! I just hope he will still be able to produce or you'll be feeding the septuplets and Vegekarrot yourself. Raditz, bring your brother to the healing chamber, if you please. Kakarrot, go have a calming wash," the king nodded to the largest Saiyan, who promptly obeyed.

"Can he be moved?" Raditz asked and Kurama nodded.

"We've healed him enough for that," the seven foot silver Youko replied then moved so the nearly seven foot Saiyan could lift the near six foot prince to take him to medical.

Once in the medical chamber, Celerion took one look at the prince, who was still a bloodied mess, albeit most of his wounds had been sealed. "Prince Raditz, what befell his highness?" the medic asked as he approached the brothers with a syringe in hand.

"His mate. Sire must teach Kakarrot not to eavesdrop on private conversations. He may not like everything he hears. Vegeta-sama offered to carry a cub for Kurama and Hiei," Raditz replied as he lay his younger brother on a gurney and the medic injected him.

"We appreciate his offer but being half Koorime, I'm able to reproduce and so is Kurama. We already have kits on the way," Hiei cast a shy glance at his own life mate who squeezed the smaller youkai's hand.

The middle prince's eyes slowly opened and he groaned as awareness returned to his senses. "W-what happened?" Vegeta croaked as he moved to sit up.

"Easy, little brother. Your mate was eavesdropping on the conversation you were having with Hiei," Raditz informed his first love.

"Shit! He's pissed royal at me and rightly so. I should have kept that offer to myself until I could talk with the lad in private," the crowned prince said as he moved to slide from the gurney.

Three sets of arms and hands assisted him from the suspended bed and he turned to nod his thanks to Raditz, Hiei and Kurama.

"I-I'm sorry, Prince Vegeta if I caused distress between you and your mate," Hiei bowed in apology.

"Don't apologize, it doesn't become you. Your nature's too like my own and apologizing is... Anyway, my mate's just way too sensitive and is just beginning to know his Saiyan heritage. He'd been raised to believe he was a human with incredible strength," Vegeta replied then turned to Celerion and nodded. "Come, let us return to our meals. My cub, Chardonblis, where is he?"

"Probably having a galaxy at having his meal interrupted. I'll take these two back, you go wash and change," Raditz suggested and the others took hold while Vegeta left to go do as his elder brother suggested.

Less than ten minutes later, a more polished and refreshed Prince of all Saiya-jin reappeared in the dining hall dressed in crimson colored spandex, tan leather boots with a crisp knee-length tunic over his front.

"Welcome back, my son. I took the infant Ouji, fed and changed him then put him to bed with his other sibs.

"My thanks, my queen. Where is my mate?" Vegeta asked as he looked over those that were still in the dining hall.

"That black haired human being railroaded dad and took him to a private place to talk," it was Goten with the answer as he and Trageta approached the prince.

"You mean scream at him. Why can't they just stay out of our lives, ungh!" the prince hissed. With a wince of pain from feeling his mate's emotions, he then resumed his place. Apologizing for the disruption, the prince motioned to the Koorime to continue.

"Before my aunts continue, I'd like to say that Kurama and I appreciate your offer but just as your race of males can reproduce, so can his and I have that ability as a half Koorime," Hiei spoke and the prince nodded. "However, could my life mate and I still train with you?"

"It would be a pleasure to both teach and learn. Now, Yocina, about this ancestor of yours and the Arcosians?" the prince asked.

"I think we should wait for the king as he was most interested in hearing of the alliance as well. Thank you for finding our children. Maybe with the changes in the Makai, we could return to our home and aid these two in raising their own kits," Yocina smiled at the prince as she ate roasted Slougarth meat.

Vegeta agreed. "So, can anyone tell me what happened in the gravity wing?" prince asked as he sucked a chixaur bone (a giant flightless bird).

"I can 'Tousan. Onishua and I were passing the wing and felt incredible power surges. We knew the chimps were training but thought nothing of it and continued on our way to find a spot to spar when the explosion happened," it was Teresahan with the information.

"The chimps were using various energy techniques when the energy became too much for the system to counteract, thus, the blasts all counterset one another and the chamber exploded. I assume full responsibility, my Ouji, in not having the little gorillas power down," it was one of the mixed breed offspring the prince had delivered for Zarbon.

Vegeta turned to regard the being. "You're one of the ones I birthed for Zarbon. By what name are you called?" the prince asked trying to hide the emotions he felt surge through him from his absent mate.

"I am called Zargeta, sire. I am the fourth son you bore for Prince Zarbon. I await my punishment," Zargeta bowed his head in a submissive manner.

"Very well, once meal has settled in, I will take you to the arena to battle," Vegeta Ouji nodded then motioned his son to an empty space.

As the meal wore on, Vegeta's agitation at being separated from his mate for so long tore at his nerve endings. Excusing himself, the prince rose to go locate his over sensitive mate. Hiei asked to accompany him.

"My mate's very sensitive, too. I was talking with Kina because I had to go to the Makai and fulfill a promise I had made to a very powerful youkai named Murkuro. She's the meanest daughter of Hades one could ever meet. I couldn't tell my mate as he thinks that bitch and I are lovers, but I keep telling him we're not. When he is human, he'll cry forever while I'm away because it keeps me from the most desired and sought after Youko in the Makai; the most sought after human in living world. In our early days, if I didn't acknowledge his love for me or treat him like a no class being, he'd be depressed for like ever. Talk about sensitive!" Hiei expressed as the two short spike haired beings walked to find the prince's mate.

"Sounds like they could be clones. Kakarrot's still retained some of the human mannerisms he had been taught but it was those mannerisms that saw through this heart of ice and caused it to melt upon the first sight of him. Sure, I had several death and near-death experiences to assist with the change and two beautiful daughters, but it was that baka fool himself that triggered the process. The only reason I married the blue haired harpy was to be with him. When he had died and didn't return to the life plane for seven years, I stayed around to be with his sons. I owed him that, but his shrew wife?! Serving Frieza was more appealing than being around her for so long. I've had to bite myself in half many times to not final flash her out of existence. She seemed to make my mate happy until I found out otherwise," the prince rambled as the two entered the courtyard.

"I've known Kurama for many years and had been told stories of the 'Great One' by countless youkais both in awe and fear. He's only just returning to the Makai as his Youko form's overtaking his frail human body. Kurama's the most ruthless son of a morgrath (Makai dragon lizard) ever to exist. If he hadn't of been injured on one of the missions we had gone on with Yusuke as Spirit Detectives, he could have torn all four legendary Saint Beasts apart with no aid from the other three of us. Like Kakarrot, he's super sensitive and will cry at the drop of a hat. It's cruel to see tears fall from his eyes be they the gold of the Youko or the emerald green of Shuuichi. I fight myself not to express the same," Hiei sighed then he snorted. "I'm sure he'd say the same about me, given my background and all. I didn't have it as easy as he did. He's a gorgeous Youko, desired and envied by all. Me? I'm a forbidden one, a dark child. I'm a fire youkai male born of an ice youkai female. I was thrown out when I was not even an hour old and told to survive. I knew I had been rescued, nourished the left with the most heavenly creature that could have ever been found in the Makai. I never dreamed we'd end up as life mates. Baka kitsune."

"I was sold to the demon ice lord, Frieza, to free my people from his tyranny. He reneged on that deal, like we all knew that he would. My mate had been sent off planet when he was an infant, just hours old himself. Oh, this is getting depressing. You call Kurama 'baka', eh? I'm forever calling Kakarrot that. Before I fell in love with him... No, I can't say that. From the second I saw him before we sent out his pod, I had fallen in love with him. When I found him and that he had immersed himself with humanness, I was disgusted! A mighty Saiyan warrior, spineless and ready to be walked on," Vegeta shot.

Hiei fell to one knee in a fit of laughter. Vegeta cocked an ebony eyebrow. "I-I said those same words to Kurama when he wanted to back out of an alliance three of us had formed. I had ambitions to conquer the living and spirit worlds but to do so I needed the three Artifacts of Darkness. This thing behind my bandanna is called a Jagan, a third eye for the spirit if you will. I had it implanted so that I could find my sister but I had found the 'Great One' instead. He was a child, a human child! I didn't care; to me, he was an enemy, so we fought. I nearly killed him but in reality, he had nearly done me in. Anyway, not long after that, I had sought him out again needing his fox's instinct and cunning to break into the Royal Vault of the Spirit World. It was located in King Enma's palace and only a master thief could get into the place. Kurama was and still is that master thief. He's an expert at breaking codes and such," Hiei had straightened himself up as the two continued into the open halls of the palace.


"Why have you let that little monkey prince pervert you and my precious boys in the most disgusting manner possible? What's he got that I don't?" a piercing shriek cut through the darkness of the courtyard.

"My dad, my family, six of my children and strength beyond measure! He's given me more than you ever could and I'm sorry to have misunderstood what he had offered to the two youkais. What happened to that chicken shit moron, Hercule? I thought the two of you were tight and getting it on? The both of you are insults to my race, my prince and myself and you are not welcome here with your narrow views of our way of life! My sons have never been happier than they are now and Pan has just excelled in the short time she's been here. She's all over her new sibs," a deep voice responded.

"You mean that little shit poisoned my grandbaby's mind? I'll kill him!" the first voice snarled.

"VINEROPE CAPTURE!" another voice sounded and a scream cut into the air.

Vegeta and Hiei sped to the site of the commotion. The sight that met their eyes was comical and serious at the same time. Suspended by massive green vines, Chichi hung like a fly caught in a spider's web, Bulma had fainted away and Hercule had jumped into a tree, cowering for dear life. The prince and his smaller charge broke into hysterical laughter at the sight.

"What are you laughing at, you pygmy hyena? It's because of you that my Goku wants nothing to do with his friends on Earth or me! You and that cue ball just had to come to Earth and conquer it, didn't you! You disgusting pile of monkey dung!" Chichi ranted, her chi rising with her hot anger. The vines that suspended her began to sizzle.

A roar that shook the planet emitted from beings who, when they were on the planet Earth, were meek, mild and cheerful. Kakarrot burst into the golden flame of SSJ-3 while Kurama's aura flared into a raging silver fire. Chichi's eyes widened as she watched her life pass before her.

"G-Goku?"

"How many times do I have to tell you Earth scum that my name is Kakarrot! So help me, if it wasn't for my code of honor regarding the senseless killing of those weaker than I am. I'd skewer you!" Kakarrot roared in hot anger.

"I have no such honor code and will not hesitate to slice you in half and eat your liver raw but because I owe my very existence to you pathetic examples of creation, I will not give into what I would do in any other circumstance. Kakarrot, our mates await our presence," Kurama nodded as he powered down and the mighty Saiyan did the same.

"Be warned, woman. The next time the pair of you step onto our planet with out invite, we will consider it an invasion!" the large warrior moved away from the fallen female.

Kakarrot stood in front of the prince, crossed one arm over his chest and bowed with his head hung low. "Forgive me, Ouji-sama. I did not understand the nature of your offer to the youkais. Forgive me, mi amour," the big Saiyan sighed.

"It is I who should ask your forgiveness. I had no intention of anyone hearing that but I forgot the Slougarth fur amplifies our thoughts. Rise, my warrior, let us rejoin our families and find out where the Cold family originated," Ouji Vegeta smiled as he held his hand to his mate.

"Kurama, would you have sliced her? You know that shrew is Gohan and Goten's mother and the other is the mother of Trunks, now called Trageta?" Hiei pointed out.

"I know, but Hiei, you never noted how the black haired witch would treat her boys. I visited Goten one day after school to help him study when I heard Kakarrot screaming his head off. 'Please, Chichi, not the needle! Please, no needles, I hate them! Noooo! Pleeeease! Vegeta, help me, I need you, koi!' I heard her scream like she just did and the house began to rumble. Even Goten was scared. He suggested we take our studies to the CC but, Hiei, I could tell she was hurting him and I had to hold Goten down for him not to go and kill that female!" Kurama related.

Open mouthed, Vegeta looked into the silver flecked indigo streaked black eyes of his mate. "K-Kakarrot?"

"No, Vegeta, it hurts too badly," the large warrior tried to hide his tears.

"No, show me!" the prince snarled and suddenly he lost his balance as a vision slammed into his mind. "NO! YOU BITCH! YOU SHREW! HOW DARE YOU!" Vegeta snarled as he lived the vision then..."No, Chichi, I'll be good, I'll never stray from you or the boys! Please, don't inject me! OWWWW!" Kakarrot's pained voice exited the prince's lips.

At the end of the vision, Vegeta fell forward and Kakarrot tightened his hold on the small shoulders of his mate. Hot tears soaked the large Saiyan's crimson spandex top. Unknowingly, Kakarrot had dressed in the same style as his mate and beloved. Kakarrot took his mate's tail and stroked it in comfort; the prince did the same.

'A-are you ok, mi amour?' Kakarrot asked through the link.

'I-I can't believe she did that to you. She's sick, love, I hope you don't-'

'No, love. It's taking everything I am not to kill her. I didn't know that Kurama had heard that,' Kakarrot replied.

"If your son hadn't of suggested leaving, I would have gladly used my tiger lily tickle torture against her to save you. May I ask how long you and Vegeta have been an item?" Kurama asked as the four made their way back to the gathering.

Kakarrot nuzzled his nose in his mate's mahogany black/chestnut highlighted flame. "After my return from the planet Yardrat and while we trained for the android invasion. I fell in love with him the first time we fought over my planet," the large Saiyan smiled and the shorter male mirrored the action.

"Hey, did you two know that your hair and tails change color in the sunlight?" Kurama pointed out.

"He's right! Vegeta, you have highlights of blue silver in your hair and tail and Kakarrot, you have highlights of mahogany and chestnut with gold mixed in," Hiei observed

The royal couple stopped to look themselves over; their mouths hung open in shocked surprise. "C'mon, let's go talk to sire!" Vegeta sobered took the hands of Hiei and Kurama and the four ITed back to the dining hall.

"SIRE! BARDOCK!" the royal pair all but ran to their sires and skidded to a halt. "Sire, you have Bardock's color's about you?" Vegeta stammered.

The king smiled and nodded. "And you are wearing one another's colors. It is a result of the bond mating, my sons. All the bond mates share one another's colors. Look at Trageta and Goten, how Goten has lavender strewn through his ebony spikes and vice versa. Goten's eyes are a deeper indigo due to his mate's piercing blue orbs. Those of us who have made certain levels have Super Saiyan gold speckled within. Ichison, did you not say you and Kakarrot have attained levels beyond Super Saiyan? I see mauve highlights within you and deep red highlights on Kakarrot entwined with the other evidences of your Super Saiyan ascensions," the king remarked as he had noticed the SSJ-4 the two had attained.

"Welcome to the next phase in the bonding process, my sons. It is called melding. It is the point where bonded couples trade off characteristics, personalities and habits. Little by little, all of you males who are bond mated will exhibit signs of your mate," a voice spoke into the crowd.

All eyes turned to the entrance of the dining hall to see a pair of very distinguished and dashing Saiya-jin dressed in royal purple, one with russet streaked midnight silver indigo hair, the other with midnight silver indigo streaked russet auburn hair. The colors were also reflected in their entwined tails, both were near the same height, however, one was clearly Bardock's relative and the other was the king's. From another entryway, Queen Vegetanna, Queen Imione and Onya all entered and each carried chimps to be nourished. Upon seeing the two men standing at the other entrance, Queen Vegetanna screamed and let go of her charges. Seeing the near fatality of the incident, both Vegeta and Kakarrot ITed to the queen and grabbed the chimps before they hit the ground, followed closely by the queen herself. King Vegeta had rushed to catch his mother then he brought her into the gathering.

"I trust you can explain why her royal majesty reacted in this manner?" the king asked the new arrivals.

"Nipote, do you not remember us? But then you were just a bambino. Your dear dada sent us away on a purge mission. My mate was captured, so we gave him up for dead. When you came of age to be king, I requested you send me from Vegetasei, as I did not want to live without your abuelo-san. Now through the Creator's own miracle, my Vegeta is back where he belongs," the Bardock/Tateo look alike hugged the Vegeta mirror.

"Oh, good God! Abuelito? Abuelo-san?" with that the seemingly emotionless king of all Saiya-jin and his mate left the unconscious Queen Vegetanna and tackled their twin images.

"Hey, that's my dad, youngster, let me get in there, too!" Tateo sniffed from above his son and son's mate.

"V-Vegeta? A-are they related to us?" Kakarrot gasped as he watched tears of joy cascade his own dad's chiseled features.

"I would say that they are Mommatanna's parents, but I thought she had told us her sire was dead? Her Matusan's the keeper of the Dragon Balls below the guardian's lookout," Prince Vegeta remarked.

"Well, looks as though you Saiya-jin will have a reunion of your own. Say, we'll take the humans back to their planet, then we'll return so I can get to know my aunts," Hiei suggested.

"You'll do no such thing, shrimp! If your sister's staying, then I am, too!" Kuwabara's garbled voice sounded as he held onto the little ice youkai.

"I just knew you'd say that," Hiei groaned as he helped himself to a purple gelatinous mixture. "Oh, this is wonderful! Tastes like that Jell-O stuff you make, kitsune, but crunchier like it has bits of animals in it and more honeyed in taste," the flame haired youkai remarked as he licked his plate.

"My compliments to the chef on such a magnificent gringosha (a deep purple pudding made from the sap, leaves and bloom of a purple plant called a honeydendron. A plant found wild on Old Vegeta along with the berrycynth). I know of just one cook we had in our former employ that could prepare dishes such as this to my tastes and that was Ikannosh the Mniborian," King Vegeta remarked as he nourished the twins born of Bardock and vice versa after they had relinquished greeting their grandsires.

"How may I serve the most distinguished Saiya-jin and guests?" a pale green skinned being with plum hair spoke as he bowed deeply, not daring to look at the royals and company in the eye.

"Ikannosh, h-how... What are you doing here? The last time we met was at that disgusting Water Park and your placed had been torched to the ground?" Ouji Vegeta gasped as he instantly recognized the servant.

Ikannosh looked up and his mouth fell open. "Y-Y-My lord Ouji!" the being replied, hanging his head. "We followed your people from the park and went with a group that had been sent from Earth" the servant explained.

"It's all right, my friend, no one will hurt you, I told you that back on Earth," the Ouji smiled and the others followed suit.

"My son speaks truth, man. Now, bring us more gringosha, our Maikaian guest seem to enjoy it as much as we," the king dismissed and the servant bowed then exited the dining chamber. "Nursemaids, take the chimps and service them. The rest of us, after we refresh ourselves, shall meet in the arena for a planet-wide gathering. All of our people need to know what Lady Yocina and her sisters are about to divulge to us regarding the Ice-jin," King Vegeta nodded as he handed his bundles off to a waiting nurse.

The other parents followed suit and rose to depart the breakfast hall just as the servant reappeared with the requested gringosha. King Vegeta instructed the confection be handed to Hiei who, along with his partner and friends all followed the Saiya-jin to be placed in rooms to freshen up and prepare to meet with the other Saiya-jin in the arena. Bulma, Hercule and Chichi stayed just because they wanted to.

"I suggest the three of you keep silent during the meeting. Should you have need to discuss anything with Kakarrot or myself, we will be available after that. Be warned I still find anything you have to say inferior. Come, Kakarrot," the Ouji nodded and like a well trained bodyguard, the large Saiyan followed his mate, leaving behind two wide-eyed and stunned human females, and one male gaping like a fish.

King Vegeta's grandparents had lifted their still unconscious daughter and carried her out of the hall and to her chamber where they lay her on a pastel lime futon, then stayed in the room. The two embraced one another and kissed with passion.

"Oh, Vegeta, mi amour, how I missed you. How did you find us?" the queen's matusan asked as he held his mate tightly.

"A being named Mordosa and his mate, Mushra located my purge team and myself on that planet Vegeta II had sent me off to. We didn't desire to purge it but the natives fought us, regardless. We lost intentionally and they made us their slaves. For the last sixty years (Saiyan years, 120 Earth years) we lived like cattle off the mercy of those big headed beings on Milligram-4. But Mordosa and his mate blasted onto that planet, declared they were sent to liberate all captives and proceeded to do as they said. We traveled with them, training, finding more of our brethren. It is the merest chance our grands and great-grands met up with them. Have you ever seen such beauty, love of mine? I can't believe so many survived that stinkin' Ice-jin. When we had heard of our home's destruction, I knew my heart had been ripped from me," the eldest King Vegeta sighed then pushed his mate slightly away. "But now I'm holding you, gazing in eyes so like my own and my people... Oh, Gustarte...!" the elder king lost his emotions as did his slightly taller mate.

The two stood sharing their emotions unaware that they were being witnessed in such a heartrending and sorrowful exchange.