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

KALERAGETSUSEI

CHAPTER LXXXII

JEALOUSY’S UGLY FACE

Aya’s breath caught as he looked into the eyes of the one he loved second to his cousin Hatori. He had never seen Shigure display any deeper emotion than playful mischief, now he found both love and affection shining in the chocolate orbs.

“Forgive me for not speaking sooner and making you feel so unloved but I had to wait until Akito was in a more approachable mind set before I could make such a bold declaration. Here, love, these are for you,” Shigure pulled something form behind his back and presented it to Ayame.

“Who in their right mind gives flowers to a man? That’s as bad as Kagura givin’ me chocolate and cards on that accursed lovey-dovey day!” a strident voice snipped.

Looking around, those that had gathered with Ayame and Shigure noted a slightly peeved orange haired young man named Kyo Sohma who was the entire universe to his wife, Kagura Sohma. Ayame then turned and noted that Shigure held a large bouquet out to him and the silver bird melted.

“Oh, God, I think I’m gonna be sick! Enough of this doey-eyed love crap, just ask him, will ya, Fido? Geez, ya even gotta make proposing into a drama,” Kyo tsked.

Ayame looked at Shigure who had the grace to blush. “I-Is that true, ‘Gure-san? You wish to propose?” the snake-cursed zodiac member gasped.

Hanging his head to hide the deep scarlet of his face, Shigure nodded and hesitantly replied, “I am but only if you still desire to tame this mangy mutt. In short, will you be my life mate?” Shigure looked up into Aya’s golden-jade colored eyes.

“Aya, c’mon, Sire’s waiting! We can’t preview the new line without you!” a high voice shouted and Aya looked to find his cousin Momiji bouncing towards the group.

“I’ll be waiting your answer with bated breath, my one,” Shigure whispered as Ayame rose to follow the Quatre look-alike. “Here, before you go,” the darker haired male took hold of Ayame’s hand and slid something cold onto one of the slender fingers. “Knock ‘em dead, my heart!”

With a vacant nod, Aya and Momiji disappeared into the crowd.

“What took you so long, mutt?” a deep voice asked and Shigure looked up to find himself faced with a pair of dove gray eyes.

“Oh, Ha’ri. Nice to see you. How’s married life?” Shigure asked his black haired cousin as the pair moved to sit with other family members. “Kana, such a lovely pleasure. How is the baby dragon?” Shigure asked as he kissed his cousin’s hand.

“Shigure. I can’t imagine being any happier than I am now. I’m so glad your family met Vegeta and he introduced that curse-binding thread. I see Ayame went off in a daze. What happened?” Kana asked.

Kana was like Tohru in many ways with brown hair, a wide ready smile and a nature that was sunshine incarnate and the one person Hatori Sohma had opened himself to when he was younger. The pair had fallen in love but where denied to blessing of marriage due entirely to the objection of the family monarch, Akito. Driven apart, Hatori had to erase his love’s memories of him as she had seen him transform into his zodiac creature.

As time pressed on, Kana had gotten married to a man who made her happy, however, tragedy struck that union and he had been killed in a plane crash returning from a business trip in America. It was by the merest chance that Hatori had encountered her not long after she had laid her husband to rest. Hatori had visited Ayame at his shop to purchase a gift for Kagura, Kyo’s then nightmare. He had also met Vegeta and had been informed that the prince had discovered a means to curb the family curse. Intrigued, Hatori asked if he could sample the discovery on the most illness prone member of the family, the monarch. Finding that Vegeta’s discovery actually worked, Akito became a much more stable minded and easy going person to be with, thus when Hatori approached him about getting married, the family head gave his unquestionable affirmation.

Thus, two years ago, at the start of Kyo, Yuki and Tohru’s first year of University, the couple married and had their first child, a son, who had also been born as a zodiac member but no child had ever been as well loved and well received as Hanatoria Sohma.

“Tori is well and dotes on his Aunt Tohru. Ayame comes to our place just to visit and play big brother. I guess he’s trying to make up for being such a poor one to Yuki. But what happened to Aya?” Kana repeated.

“I asked him to share my life,” Shigure sighed as he sat waiting for the next show to begin.

“What took you so long?” Hatori asked as he took a drag on one of the specially made cigarettes Vegeta had created.

“The same person who denied you and Kana the first time out. I approached him after the pair of you had wed and he told me if I was subtle and warmed Aya to my interest in him that I could pursue my intended,” Shigure replied. “Now, tell me again just how you and Kana got back together.”

“I was exiting Aya’s shop with a gift for Kagura as her birthday was approaching and had seen Kana looking like her world had just collapsed. I approached her, asked if she’d like to talk then one thing led to another. We started dating again but in secret. I would meet her at the Minamino home as Shiori is her sister until we grew back into what we had once shared,” Hatori began.

“Minamino, as in Shuichi Minamino?” Hiei asked as his table was located close to the Sohma’s.

“The very same. She dotes on her nephew and step-nephew but be that as it may, I’m just glad to have the sunshine back in my life and a beautiful child as a result. I‘m just glad a cure has been found, Akito‘s on the mend, the curse has been stifled and we can live normal lives,” Hatori smiled as he watched his wife hug Shiori and Sheik Winner.

“Amen to that, my cousin. Look the show’s about to start. Maybe you’ll see something for Kana as the kids turn the runway,” Shigure smiled as the lights dimmed and a spot light shined onto a long runway.

Two handsomely dressed figures emerged, both dark haired except one had a flamed peak to his knee length hair. Seeing the couple that was attired in evening ware, Kakarrot growled his displeasure.

“What ails, young nephew?” Tules asked as he and Broly approached the seething Saiyan.

“Every time I see that human with my mate it make my blood boil! Just knowing he had spent time with my perfection is eating at me. I’ll be glad when this tournament is over and we can return to Kale where that human won’t be sucha threat!” the large Saiyan all but barked.

“Are you still about that, brat? Get over yourself, child, a Saiyan, once he’s bonded with his chosen will never stray. Look at the gap between them and at how uneasy the prince is being in Sakyou’s presence. Vegeta knows how displeasing being with his business partner is to you but this is business. Vegeta’s no longer happy being to be with that one,” Raditz all but scolded.

“How do you know? Vegeta did have two kids for him!” Kakarrot snarled.

“And you had four for my mate but you don’t see me wanting to rip your head off do you? Just enjoy the show, will you?” Hiei admonished as he scooped up a spoonful of strawberry-chocolate sweet snow (ice cream).

“Rest easy, lad, once you make it passed the first decade of bondship, you’ll see just how loyal my son will be. He’s my clone and if he’s anything like me, you’ll be hard pressed to rid yourself of his presence for too long,” King Vegeta smirked as his own mate was practically molded to his back.

“Besides, son, I believe your mate has proven his loyalty to you when he took up the mantle to protect a planet and people not his own, raising both his children and yours and training them, training himself to equal your power and strength,” Bardock explained.

“But Areus has to retain some weaknesses since the larger mate is the protector of the smaller one. That’s a hard lesson for our prince who’s always relied on himself after Nappa and I had been killed,” Raditz completed.

Kakarrot silently seethed as he watched Vegeta and his human business partner take position in front of a pair of microphones.

“Before we begin, I’d like to address the subject of U.C.A.P. Sakyou, the other planet and colony reps and myself have unanimously voted to change the name from the United Collection of Allied Planets to the United Colonial Alliance of Planets. Now that that’s out of the way, feast your eyes on creations never before seen on any planet. It is my pleasure to introduce you all to ‘Fantasy in Flesh’ as they strut the newest designs from the House of Aygeta,” Vegeta announced and the sound of a wild beat began to pound in the dining hall.

Score after score of brightly attired models strutted and danced down the runway showing off the joint creations of the Saiyan prince and Ayame Sohma. In the audience, Bruce Wayne and his lovely wife Diana sat between the Winner and Team Sakageta tables and noted a pile of white cloth upon which rested a large blue crystal that the billionaire had never seen before.

“Pardon me, but what is that stone? It has marvelous brilliance,” the deep voiced man spoke.

“This? Prince Vegeta handed this, this cloth and a bag filled with other gemstones to the alliance members. He said they came from his people’s new home planet. These,” Shizuru reached into a small blue satin bag and withdrew a Hiroseki stone and showed the object to the investor. “This is a Hiroseki stone found in Hiei’s home land but is very rare and harder to attain.”

The pair nodded their appreciation. “If they are so rare, how did you come by them?” Bruce asked as he passed the stone back but Shizuru shook her head.

“Keep it. The source is a secret that if I tell, the source will become hunted more than they are at present. You can join Vegeta as a business associate and he may let you know all the secrets,” Sakyou’s lady love nodded.

“Thank you. After this I’ll approach your husband with a proposal,” Bruce smirked and Diana knew he had a venture on mind.

“I know that look, Bruce. You want a piece of the action don’t you? Can’t say that I blame you, looking at the fashions and designs on those models has my mouth watering. I’d love to have that last gown that came out,” Diana remarked on a royal blue full-length gown that resembled a wedding gown with a small train and decorated with white stones and diamonds.

“Why did I have the feeling that would be the one you would pick? I’ll ask when I talk to the partners,” Bruce nodded as he turned his attention back to the runway.

“Now, my friends for the last model of the evening. This little number asked that we not reveal their name as they also intend their turn to be an answer to a request made earlier. Ladies and gentlemen I give you ’Here’s your reply.’ Enjoy,” Vegeta invited as a vision in white, jade and gold appeared.

The vision was attired in a gorgeous wedding gown that had many mouths watering with desire, among them were several of the femme males of uni-gendered couples.

“What a gown! That can’t be one of Aya’s designs, it’s stunning!” Shigure gasped.

The figure stopped at the edge of the runway and lifted a small hand in request. Interpreting the gesture, Sakyou handed the figure his microphone.

“The answer is ’yes,’ Shigure. Nothing will make me happier,” a husky femme voice spoke and Shigure was out of his seat in a shot.

“Aya?” the dog possess human asked and the figure behind the veil lifted the garment to reveal golden-jade eyes that drowned in unshed tears. Shigure held out his arms and Aya fell into them as their lips met in a searing kiss.

“And that concludes tonight’s entertainment. Everyone rest easy and be prepared for the first battle which will be giant robotics versus cybernetic enhanced humans. Good-night,” the prince bade then jumped from the stage only to fly back as if punched. Recovering, Vegeta found Kakarrot in a fighting stance.

“C’mon, you little whore! Can’t leave him alone for a minute, can you? You are mine and I will not share you with any other, you got that!” Kakarrot roared.

Choosing discretion as the better part of valor, Vegeta got up, turned and left the dining hall, much to the amazement of all gathered, especially Kakarrot, whose tail was being pulled by his mother.

“I can’t believe you! What is with you, young one? I thought we had conquered this jealousy you seem to harbor towards Vegeta’s business partner,” Onya hissed.

“But my mate has borne children for another! I cannot tolerate the thought of another touching what is mine!” the larger Saiyan replied.

“And that is why you will lose him before your bond becomes permanent. You need to be trained in the way of our people and the only way to do that is to sever the bond between the pair of you and send you far away,” Raditz snarled.

“Oh, one of you may parish due to the severance but what do you care? You called him a whore and that is what you will see whenever you look at him. Bardock, love, I don’t know what we are going to do with this one but don’t let him tear us apart. Take him out and train him like Aspergus trained you before I intervene and train him like my predecessor trained me,” and with that King Vegeta went to locate his own son.

At the king’s last statement, Bardock, Onya and Sunrissa all paled. The three of them remembered the horrendous beating the previous King Vegeta put his son through and called it training. Sunrissa also recalling how brutal her own mate had been when training their own son.

Meanwhile, the prince had teleported from the hotel into a cave that he had converted into a private tranquility garden with the assistance of Shuichi. What was with his mate? Did the big idiot not understand that Sakyou was nothing but a business connection? ‘Well, it’s your fault, too, y’know. If you had never admitted to harboring feelings for him, maybe Kakarrot wouldn’t be reacting the way he is when the pair of you are together. I’ll give him a chance to cool down. The worse that could happen is our bond be forcefully broken in order for him to be trained in our way and to accept that we bind some alliances with our bodies. Well, princeling, better get comfortable, tomorrow’s gonna be a long day,’ and with that, Vegeta entered a small manor like home, changed from his dress clothing into sleep ware, pulled out a sofa bed, lay down and tried to drift off to into what he was sure to be a restless sleep.