Past To future

“Kakkarot.” Vegeta growled, straining at his bonds. “You traitor…”

“Why Vegeta?” Goku asked, coming to sit upon the bed. Reaching out, he tried to touch his mate’s furrowed brow only to have the prince snap his fangs at his hand. Withdrawing he frowned. “What’s going on…did I do something to displease you? I thought I was making you so happy…and now this…”

“I know what you’re doing, and it WON’T WORK!” Vegeta snarled like a wild thing, his tail coming unwound from around his waist to lash at Goku where he sat. “I know your sick game Kakkarot…you think me that weak! To fall for something so absurd as LOVE!”

“Vegeta, what are you talking about? What happened? You can tell me…I’ll make everything better.” Goku whispered, catching the prince’s tail in his hand, keeping his hold gentle yet firm enough to restrain the appendage.

The prince said nothing, his eyes cold towards the man he once called his mate.

“This is about that dream you had…isn’t it…what did Furiza do to you in your head?”

“STAND YOU PATHETIC BITCH!”

Goku’s head snapped towards the shout and blinked for a few moments hearing the distant sobs of his brother. “Hn…” He turned his attention back towards his restrained mate. “I see you don’t want to tell me.” Kakkarot said at last, his tail coming unwound from around his waist. Waiving it in the air behind him, he let his musk fill the room. “I guess we’re going to have to do this the hard way then, hmmm?”

“Hmmmm….you like the way I smell…don’t you, ‘Geta…” Goku purred slowly straddling his mate’s waist. “I bet you can’t wait until I go into heat…you’ll probably make me cum a hundred times before this week is over…what do you think?” He could feel his lover’s body responding to his scent and his words, but Goku could see no change in those eyes. Those eyes had been so unguarded before but now…now…he let a tear escape his eyes, his heart aching.

“DON‘T YOU TALK BACK TO ME, RADITZU!” The loud sound of flesh hitting flesh filled his ears but Goku didn’t care. All Goku could feel, all he could hear, all he could see, all he could smell was his mate, and his mate was hurting on the inside and so was he.

Running the tip of his tail over Vegeta’s cheek, he slowly leaned in, the tears falling like rain now. “Please Vegeta…don’t look at me like that…it hurts so much…”

“Unchain me.”

“Will you promise not to run from me?” Goku whispered, running trembling fingers through Vegeta’s silken hair. He already knew the answer to his question and he had to sigh.

“Never Kakkarot…I want to stay with you.” The heartache was worst then before, because Vegeta had said that without even a slight change in that cold mask he wore. Vegeta could lie so flawlessly. What if their whole relationship was nothing but a lie? “Now let me go…”

“No…” Goku siad his voice filled with the heartache he felt. “Never.” Pressing his face against his mate’s claim mark. “Why can’t you just tell me what I did wrong?”

Vegeta shifted his weight, tilting his head he looked his mate in the eyes before he slowly leaned in and kissed the other.

Goku could not hold back the tears any more. Sobbing, he wrapped his arms around the prince’s body, “Why can’t you just trust me?” He whispered finding a hot tongue lapping at his cheeks and lips.

“Shut up…” Vegeta whispered, but his heart was not behind the words. Capturing Goku’s lips once more, he brushed his tongue across trembling lips before delving deeper, drawing a moan from the grieving man. “And don’t cry…”

He sniffled, “I kinda can’t help it…”

“Shhh, let me feel you around me…Kakkarot…” Vegeta whispered trying to entice the other to kiss him back as he nipped at his mate’s lower lip.

Giving a soft groan, he felt the ice that had been freezing his heart moments earlier, slowly let up. Feeling Vegeta’s erection pressing against his stomach through the thin cloth of the sweats, he couldn’t help but shiver. “Vegetaahhh…I love you…”

“Unchain me Kakkarot…so I can do this right.”

“No my prince…I think I like you like this…” Goku smiled sadly down at his mate before he moved away, hooking his fingers in the waist band of his mate’s sweats. Pulling them down as far as they would go, he sighed at the hardened flesh Vegeta sported. “Helpless…I like that…”

For a second that hard look was back in Vegeta’s eyes before it melted away once more, replaced by a heated look of lust.

Goku quickly got rid of his own pants, laying himself out upon his mate. “Can’t have you able to move if I want to ride you like a bull…” He whispered to his mate chuckling at the shiver that ran through the other’s body. Reaching for the tube of lubricant they had used earlier, he playfully coated Vegeta’s straining erection.

“Ahnnnmmm,” Vegeta groaned, eyes slipping closed as he pushed up into his mate’s slicked hands. “Karrroooohhhh.”

Tossing the tube aside, he moved further up on his lover’s body, guiding that thick length to its proper resting place. He didn’t need stretching, he was still loose from their vigorous ‘play,’ earlier. Slowly lowering himself over the prince, he groaned in appreciation. “Oh god Vegeta,” Goku gasped arching his back when his prince bucked up against him. “Eager to start?’ Tightening his muscles around the invader, he made a few quick movements, up and down, around and back up.

Vegeta didn’t answer, his hips gyrating up into Goku’s firm body, an open mouth frown painting his flushed face as if he were concentrating on a very hard math problem.

“You like that? I learned that one from Raditzu…” Goku gave a chuckle that quickly turned into a faint cry when his mate bucked upwards once more, touching that special spot deep inside of him. Tightening his muscles further around his prince, he set a slow but steady pace.

“AH!” The prince screamed, hands flexing as if they wanted to grip something. “N-no…don’t stop!” Vegeta sobbed trying to hammer up into his mate who teasingly used his weight to pin the Prince’s hips to the bed.

Running his hands over Vegeta’s heaving chest, he slowly moved back off of Vegeta, giving the prince all the room he needed to buck like the stallion he was. Leaning forward, he lapped at their claim mark, shuddering when Vegeta growled his name.

Sitting back up, he pined the other with a heated gaze. “I’m here for you my prince…take your pleasure in me…” Reaching up he unlocked the handcuffs and released his mate’s hands. Throwing them aside, he whimpered at the feeling of hot hands grasping his hips.

“Karo,” Vegeta panted, eyes locking with his mate’s as he began to drive home as hard as he could.

“HN!” Goku muffled a scream, “Oh god yes.“ Arching his back and clapping down on Vegeta wanting to make him orgasm.

“FUCK!’ Vegeta very nearly screamed, one trembling hand running over his mate’s trembling hip and towards a weeping erection. “Karo…” Vegeta groaned tugging and stroking the hard, slick length, his clouded eyes roving from his mate’s flushed face, over a broad chest and lower.

“Mmm!” Kakkarot tossed his head.

“So beautiful…” Yanking the other down, he kissed him. “My kaaaahhhh” Vegeta groaned against Goku’s lips, gripping his mate tighter as their pace slowed down. “Kakkarot…”

Goku shuddered tears stinging his eyes. He would always love the roughness of the prince’s dominant side, but he could never deny the burning need deep inside his heart for Vegeta’s adoration. Their slow love making always stirred things inside of him—things he had never thought he could feel for anyone else. “I love you.” He managed to whisper in between heated kisses, tears falling from his closed eyes.

As if those three simple words were some sort of divine pleasure too great to stand, Vegeta gave an unintelligent shout and plunged deep into his mate. “KARO!” He roared his mate‘s name as if he were begging forgiveness of a heartless god. “AH! I love you so much,” he confessed breathlessly, his seed spilling, his body trembling under Goku‘s caress.

“G-geta…” Goku wasn’t far behind, his body quaking with the effort not to break down and howl with the sweet ecstasy cascading through his body.

“Don’t you…ever….cry….again….me’cuthra sha…” Vegeta whispered reaching up to run a hand through Goku’s sweaty hair. “It hurts too much to see…tears…on your beautiful face…”

“Then I am sorry my prince…” Goku whispered bringing Vegeta’s hand to his lips. “But I’m going to cry again…” The tears were still falling as he slowly shifted off of his mate’s hips to lay comfortably on the bed. “Because you make me so happy…I can’t help myself.”

“Kakkarot…” Vegeta sighed drawing the other to him and kissing away the tears. “My Karo…” A rumbling purr erupted from the contented prince’s chest lulling them both to sleep.

“My prince…”

Vegeta sighed softly, ruffling Goku’s hair. “Go to sleep…you must be worn out…”

“I need a shower…and some food.” He whispered to his mate. “Just sleep…I will be back soon.” He smirked softly and kissed his prince’s cheek before climbing out of bed.

“Well…don’t let Napa catch you out of the room…he is still angry…he’ll sooner punch you than look at you…” Vegeta said with a sleepy yawn.

“Don’t worry…Vegeta….” Goku said padding towards their door before he paused. “I love you…”

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“Uncle Napa?” Gohan looked up at his instructor curious as to why his mentor looked so pissed.

“Just keep working on the form of your kicks, kid…we’re going to wait until your uncle Raditzu comes out of the house.”

“O-okay…” He said not questioning the large man. He had learned a long time ago from his mother that one as young as he was never questioned an adult’s authority. Everything adults did, after all, was for the greater good of the world and most times little kids were too dumb to understand. Concentrating on his kicking drills, he pushed the shouts out of his mind.

Gohan had always heard his mother shout at his dad. He was used to it by now. Although he had had his foolish kiddy hopes that his new guardians wouldn’t fight as his mother had. He was surprised when he felt wetness on his face.

“What’s wrong with you?” Napa growled, noticing the tears on the youngster’s face. “If you tell me you hurt yourself, I’ll show you what ‘hurt’ really means.”

“N-no…” Gohan burst into tears, his tail drooping behind him.

Napa felt shame fill him, how could he have just shouted at a four year old kid like that?! Raditzu would be ashamed of him. “Gohan…I didn’t mean that…I’m just angry is all…now come here and let me clean your face up…”

“N-no! I heard you and Uncle Raditzu fighting! You’re no different than my mom!” He accused, pointedly turning away from the tall man.

“Your mom?” It hit the tall Saiyan like a load of bibles and bowling balls. “Just because I shouted at Raditzu does not mean I’m going to do it all the time…Gohan…your daddy probably hasn’t told you yet because he thinks you’re too young but…”

“Everyone’s ALWAYS saying I’m too young!” He growled even as more tears escaped his dark eyes.

“I don’t think you are…Saiyans grow up faster than these pathetic Earth creatures seem to…” Napa said, drawing the cub into his lap from where he stood. Stroking his tail over the boy’s face, he dried the tears and gave Gohan a tender hug. “Your uncle Raditzu and I are mates, that mean‘s we‘re in love…because I’m your uncle Raditzu’s mate…that means I’m bound to protect him and love him and care for him. Besides my oaths to your uncle, Raditzu is going to have my child. I would NEVER hurt him when he is so fragile. If you’ve never noticed, Gohan, when we are sparing to show you a technique or a stance or what not…I am hitting him lighter than I hit you when sparing with you.”

“But you were shouting…”

“I lost my cool because I was afraid, and hurting inside. My father raised me to be an elite…he never aloud me to show fear or pain…I don’t know how to tell people that sometimes I just want to break down and cry. Raditzu is so very lucky, sometimes I envy him. He is first class…he is aloud to cry.”

“Uncle Napa…” Gohan wrapped his arms around the other’s thick neck and smiled. “You can cry around me…I don’t mind. Daddy always told me to let my feelings out or I’ll get sick.”

“Your father is a very wise man.” Napa smiled and marveled at how bright the cub’s smile was after having been crying moments before. “Hmmm cub, I love you.”

“I love you too Uncle Napa.”

“I see you’ve calmed down…”

Gohan giggled and leapt out of his uncle’s lap to run over to Raditzu, stopping halfway to his destination. On the side of Raditzu’s face was a deepening bruise the color of the night sky and wild violets. There were small, sickly yellow bruises upon his throat but it did not diminish his careful smile. “What has dirty old Uncle Napa been teaching you now cub?” He asked, kneeling to be close to eyelevel with the boy he was starting to treat as his own.

“Uncle Raditzu…” He turned and shot an angry look at his uncle before storming off deeper into the forest that bordered their large estate.

Standing, Raditzu made as if to take off after the boy but Napa stopped him. “Raditzu…did I…did I do this to you?” He asked the pain obvious in his voice.

“Well, you’re the only one who’s touched me in the last thirty minutes!” He bit off even as he lowered his head and began to cry all over again.

“Raditzu…I…” He whispered finding no words to justify what he had done to his beautiful mate. “I don’t deserve you.”

“No you don’t!” Raditzu barked, turning his angry eyes up at the other. The tears had stopped falling but, he still felt the sharp bight of betrayal and pain.

“Please don’t shout…Gohan doesn’t like it…and you’re hurting my heart…” Napa whispered, drawing the other into his embrace.

“Oh, well I’m glad you can feel something under all that anger!” There were tears in Raditzu’s eyes again and he turned his face away, expecting to be slapped again for being so cheeky with his mate.

“Raditzu please look at me…I’m sorry that I hit you, really I am…if there was a way to make it up to you…I would find it and do it over and over again until I died…but…there is NO reason at all why I should have hit you….”

Raditzu was silent.

“I’m just so scared…what if Vegeta is right…what if you are working for Furiza some how?”

“That’s ridicules!” Raditzu shouted, bird scattering from their winter perches to take to the sky.

“I know it is…but when it is your safety at stake…you must ask ridiculous questions…I just want to keep Vegeta safe….I never want him to hurt again…I never want to hurt again.”

Raditzu looked to his mate, “Napa…”

“Shhh…” He whispered, putting a finger to his mate’s lips. “I want you to know this…so please…just listen.”

He just nodded, watching his mate with a great deal of love in his eyes.

“Even if you are working for Furiza…and you’re lying to my face….I still love you Raditzu….but…I must know about Kakkarot…please. If you’re working for him…please, you can have me…but please let Vegeta go free. What is he worth to Furiza? I will gladly pay any price to see my prince free. Vegeta said that Kakkarot is working for the beast too…is he? Just tell me that…please….”

“You honestly believe I’m working for that ass hole, don’t you?”

Napa gave a reluctant nod. “What Vegeta said…it makes so much since…your pod was not badly damaged…you weren’t injured when we found you…with Kakkarot….who attacked you? I don’t know, you could have made the whole thing up for all I know…all I have for sure is a static filled distress call from your pod…and your mental warnings.”

Raditzu gave an sad but dumbfounded smile, tears falling down his cheeks again. “There’s no way I could prove to you that I’m not working for Furiza. I know that and you know that…don‘t you? I can only give you my word….that I am devoted to YOU Napa…and only you…that I would NEVER give myself to another, that I would NEVER sell myself out to another. You’re my lover, my mate, my master, my…everything. I would DIE before I obeyed any orders to go against you, to hurt you and that would include orders from my prince.”

“Raditzu…”

“No, now it is your turn to be quiet and listen.” He pressed his fingers against Napa’s lips much in the same way his mate had done to him earlier.

Napa silently took his mate’s hand and pressed his lips to his palm, sending to his mate that he loved him with all his heart.

“I can tell you of Kakkarot, however…”

“You can?”

“Shhhh.” Raditzu insisted, “He had to get to earth somehow, right? He didn’t just fly here on wings of gossamer. There must be a space pod around here somewhere…maybe we can find out from that how he got here and where he came from before that. If there is no space pod…then…we’re going to expect the worst of Kakkarot…okay?”

“Okay…” Napa said nodding in agreement. “But how are we ever going to find the pod? This planet is so big.”

“Do you still have your scouter?” Raditzu asked a smirk coming over his face. “I am sure Gohan will love this adventure….”

“I am sure he will as well…” Drawing his mate even closer, he purred and nipped at his mate’s claim mark. Stroking his mate’s cheek, he sighed. “But first we make up….I still feel so guilty for hurting you…”

“No, Napa…I’m not going to let you touch me like that…not for a week. For hitting me…you must be punished…you ought to feel guilty. What you did was beyond wrong. Not even when we had had our fights as newly bonded mates have you hit me as hard as you‘ve done today.” Raditzu said coldly, drawing away, wincing at the pressure Napa’s fingers applied to his bruised flesh. “Besides…I need to heal first…you hurt me bad…”

“I’m so sorry…”

“Go find your scouter…we’re going to set out early tomorrow morning.” Raditzu said not helping the smile that spread over his face. His mate looked so helpless and sad yet so eager to go on an adventure Napa could be so amusing at times. “I’m going to go find Gohan….”

Turning Raditzu began to pick his way through the tangle of underbrush and tall birches, shivering as a freezing wind picked up. He didn’t have to travel far to find Gohan, the young cub was sitting upon a low branch of a tree, gazing out over a perfect meadow. “How did you get up there?” Raditzu asked ducking under the branch to stand before the other. “That’s an awful high climb for someone so young.”

“I flew…” He murmured his eyes locking on the bruises.

“Oh, Napa has taught you that already?” Raditzu asked a smirk tugging at the corners of his lips. “Well come on, lets go inside. I’m sure your cold and hungry, I’m going to make you a special dinner.”

“Uncle Raditzu…”

Raditzu smirked as he lifted Gohan off of his perch, “Yes cub? What’s on your mind?”

“Do you really love Uncle Napa?” He asked, wrapping his tail and arms around Raditzu’s neck.

“Of course I do! Silly! And one day you’ll find yourself a beautiful mate and you’ll be happy just like me!” He batted away branches that got in his way as he headed back towards their house.

“Even after what he did to you?” He whispered.

Raditzu sighed and ruffled the cub’s hair. “I love him even more…if that is possible. I’m mad at him Gohan, I can’t lie to you Me’cuthranal. But…I can’t hold him responsible for his anger…he was worried about his pack’s safety, and that includes you little one. You see, Napa’s afraid that your daddy and I are working for a VERY bad, VERY evil man. He’s afraid that I’m going to hurt you…or Vegeta.”

“But you and daddy would NEVER…” Gohan interrupted.

“I know my little cub,” Raditzu purred to the other. “But…do you have any idea where your father came from? He is living on an alien planet as I’ve taught you already…it doesn’t look good. If only you knew how much this monster has hurt your uncles and Vegeta…”

“RADITZU!” Napa burst through the door, his face pale and his eyes troubled. ~They’re both gone!~ “I found a note inside…taped to our bedroom door.” ~And it was in Kakkarot’s handwriting, I couldn’t read some of it.~ “It said that he was leaving and never coming back!” ~He claims he hurts his prince more than he helps him and that he can’t be around his mate when he causes so much pain.~ “I went to tell Vegeta! But the bedroom was empty and I couldn’t feel his Ki ANYWHERE!”

“Oh dear god!” Raditzu groaned slapping his forehead with the heal of his hand. “How did I know those idiots were going to do something like this!”