Conquered
GET READY TO RUMBLE!
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Conquered
Chapter 8: GET READY TO RUMBLE!
Pairings: Goku/Vegeta
Disclaimer: I don’t own them so don’t ask
WARNING: This is about male/male relationships. If
you have a problem with that then I suggest that you go elsewhere.
Notes: I would like to say thank you for all the
fantastic reviews! As well as that I’m sorry for not updating like I should but
Savannah has been asking a lot of my lately.
~Kate: I hope you’re reading this. . .Thanks for
the prodding! ^_~
~Rchan: Sorry to have everyone worried. And you’re
right! I do update quicker than what I’ve been doing but I just recently had a
baby and she’s taken up most of my time and to mention my son as well but don’t
worry. I’ll try to get the next chapter out soon ^_~
~Kewla: You know you’re right the Tournament
doesn’t matter but it does to some people. Like the Counsel members. Yeah, too
bad Kay was sick because Juunana would have gotten an eye full ^_~ but read on
and find out what happens.
~V: Well, the time has finally come to see what
happens at the tournament and believe me when I say that it’s going to take you
for one hell of a ride ^_~
~Goku_Mum: Read on and find out if you’re right!
I would like to thank all of you for the fabulous
reviews! Sorry, again for taking such a long time to post, but I’m not getting
any sleep. Lack of sleep and trying to write does not work well together.
Now enough of my endless chatter on with the story.
Enjoy!
The night was spent with Kakarott in the bathroom.
The broth that Vegeta’s mom delivered for dinner didn’t settle well on the tall
Saiyan’s sensitive stomach.
While Kakarott got some rest, finally, Vegeta
concern for his mate was starting to affect
his sleep. It was predawn when the prince turned over after falling asleep. His
hand landed on Kakarott’s bare smooth stomach.
~ Flash ~
cries of pain. Blood, a flowing river of blood.~
Vegeta snatched his hand away as if he was burned
by fire. He sat up in bed panting heavily. His side of the bed was drenched in
sweat. His skin was dripping wet
His glanced at his mate. /What in the Hell was
that?/ Vegeta’s mind had been bombarded with
the intense
vision.
He sometimes only received the necessary image to
tell him about people. At other times it was a jumbled mess
couldn‘t make head or tails out of what he just saw,
but one thing was for sure - something
terrible was brewing on the horizon.
All eight of the competitors stood in the wings.
The crowd was never a disappointed when it
came to fighting matches. The Saiyan race thrived on bloodshed.
It was what they lived for.
Everyone was surprised to see the prince. They
thought the he would be seated with the king and queen. Juunana stared hard at
Kakarott who he noticed looked very pale in comparison to the other people
around him.
Over the course of the night Juunana
contracted some type of virus and somehow he came in contact with the prince.
As a result, both had to be in quarantine together.
It was the only logical explanation that he could
come up with, and since the mysterious Kakarott was at Death’s
to eliminate him from the competition.
He still didn’t have a clue that they were mated
Juunana smirked. “Yeah, no problem at all.”
The King made a very short speech about the
long-awaited prize
of the untouchable prince.
The first match was between Nanbaawan and San, both
Second-class guards. The fight didn’t last
long, as San blasted Nanbaawan out of the arena.
Shouts of cheers and whistles were San’s reward as
he stepped off the raised platform. On his way back to the waiting area he
passed Kakarott.
“Seems like you won’t last fifteen minutes out
there. You better throw in the towel and save yourself some embarrassment.”
As always,
Kakarott ignored him,
getting ready to walk out into the arena. Once out in the open-air stadium, the
crowd booed and mocked him because of his third class status.
Vegeta stood by the open door way watching the
match. His face revealed nothing as Juunana studied him from a distance.
Juunana didn’t even bother to watch the fight. In one quick move
The Second-class guard went down with a
grunt. The crowd was rendered speechless as they watched
the medic techs retrieve the unconscious
form off the tile.
“THE WINNER!!! KAKAROTT!!!” The third
wide-eyed at him. Vegeta merely nodded his approval of the easy win.
The next round took a little bit longer as the
fighters tried to find each other’s weaknesses, but Mu came out as the victor.
Now, it was Juunana’s turn. As soon as the announcer said fight
on one foot and struck with other,
effectively burying his right foot in his
opponent’s stomach. The poor soul didn’t stand a chance;
he was dead as he slammed into concrete wall that bordered
the arena.
The preliminary rounds were over. The next round
was the elimination round. Just like before Kakarott ended the match before it
even, as did Juunana. They wanted one thing
and that was to win.
Now, it was down to Juunana and Kakarott. Soon it
would be all over. Considering how Kakarott
had being feeling over the past week, he was holding up pretty well. Then he
would be able to get some rest and sleep like there was no tomorrow.
Up in the royal box situated
far above the crowed stadium, the king and queen were enjoying the tournament.
“Looks like Kakarott will come out as the victor
“Yes, it does seems that way. Have you noticed that
Vegeta has being preoccupied about something? He’s barely watching the fight
expression.
Vegeta was visibly deep
in thought as he unconsciously clenched and relaxed his jaw.
“Don’t fret my pet. He will be fine. Look
A guard entered the room to deliver a message to
the king. He bent to whisper something in his ear.
“Where?” Yasai looked up to her mate from his
sudden outburst.
“Just outside,
Your Majesty,” The guard replied.
King Vegeta jumped up from his seat running for the
door. At the same time Kakarott and Juunana’s fight was about to start.
“So, it comes
down to me beating you, Kakarott.”
“No,” he replied
quietly.
“Well, you better have an ace up your sleeve
because I’m going to become the prince’s mate,”
Juunana taunted.
“I’ve got
something better. Besides, you can’t take
something that belongs to someone else,” Kakarott replied coolly.
The teens launched toward each other. Both of their
punches landed on opposite jaws. Neither
buckled under the force of the impact. Sharp knees came up as they pushed away
from each other. Kakarott was panting slightly. He was more tired than he
thought from his previous matches, but he
wasn’t going to let that stop him.
Juunana smiled. He saw that his opponent was weak
and he was going to take full advantage of that weakness. However, he didn’t
count on what happened next.
“You know Juunana,
you’re good, but not good enough.” Now it
was Kakarott’s turn to throw insults.
Then he took up his offensive
stance. Dark clouds rolled over the open arena. Juunana took a cautious
step back. The amount of energy that was radiating from his rival was unfathomable.
Thunder rang out in the storm cloud. Lightening
flashed in the darkened sky
striking him. The blocks of title rumbled and shook as the surges of energy
increased. The crowd watched in disbelief as the third-class
generated golden sparks of energy.
Juunana’s heart moved up into his throat as he saw
flashed of gold in jet-black hair.
“GGGGGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!”
Kakarott exploded with the minimum force of his
power. Juunana was shaking. He took in the entire physical change of the
so-called weakling. Golden hair stood straight up on end,
weaving back and forth from the raw energy.
Menacing teal orbs replaced soft obsidians. The
bright cheery smile was gone too. Only a teeth clenching snarl was all that
remained. Kakarott’s muscles bulked out twice as much, and Juunana knew that he
didn’t stand a chance. He came to the conclusion that Kakarott was just toying
with the others.
Vegeta unfolded his arms. “A Super Saiyan? But
that’s impossible.” The prince felt something was wrong. His mate was breathing
too heavily. The transformation took too much out of him.
“Let’s go,
Juunana.”
The other male gave it careful consideration. “I
withdraw from the competition.”
Huh? Something was not quite right about this, Vegeta
thought suspiciously.
Kakarott not giving the admittance of defeat
another thought, he
powered down. Once he was in his natural
state the unthinkable happened.
Juunana in his embarrassment and humiliation lashed
out. He grabbed onto Kakarott’s head, catching him off guard, and dropped kick
then followed up with an elbow to his back
right between the shoulder blades.
“NO!!! DON’T!!!”
But it was too late. Kakarott went down to his
knees throwing up. Blood spread around him
as darkness over-took him. All eyes turned
to royal box seat. King Vegeta stood with his mate beside him,
clearly written on their faces.
They jumped over the open banister and flew down to
the fallen Saiyan. Vegeta was already by
Kakarott’s side when a stretcher was brought
out. He was lifted carefully and carried off
the field. Vegeta walked along side the unconscious teen and wrapped his tail
around Kakarott’s wrist. Now, he could show everyone
his possession.
Juunana was going to be dealt with in the most
painful manner, but not until his mate was
better.
Kakarott woke-up a short time later in his bed.
Vegeta and his parents were outside talking with the doctor. Vegeta had been
listening to the doctor ramble on about could be wrong with his mate. He noted
that the doctor was dancing around the subject cautiously for some reason.
“AAAHHH!” The ouji nearly passed out from the
intense pain that he was feeling from his mate. The royal couple looked at him
as he quickly ran into the room.
Vegeta found Kakarott on
the bathroom floor in a thick pool of blood. King Vegeta and Yasai
behind, rushed inside when they heard the
prince’s anguished cries.
The older royal knocked his son unconscious as the
doctor went to work on the injured male. Yasai was assisting the doctor as best
as she could. It wasn’t good. There was so much blood it was starting seep in
between the thin cracks of the
She looked to her mate. Vegeta was holding his son.
He knew that if Kakarott didn’t survive the ouji would die shortly after.
The prince’s internal time system informed him that
two days had passed
since the tournament. Vegeta opened his eyes to stare up at the white frost
turned his head to see his mate in the next bed
sleeping peacefully. He could hear murmuring
sounds of people talking outside the door.
“No, and I’m telling you do not tell either one of
this.” It was his father’s voice that he heard.
“Vegeta, please be reasonable about this.” His
mother was trying to calm him.
“I am. Do you know what would happen if they found
out?”
“And do you know what Vegeta would do if he knew
that we, his own parents, were to keep this
information from him? From the both of them? He will be able to handle
this.”
The older monarch and his partner were arguing back
and forth.
“He’s not ready,
my dear.”
“Do not forget,
my ouja, your son possess the gift of Sight. If he sees this tragedy through a
vision, it would greatly affect us all. It’s
better for us to tell him now then have him find out later.”
King Vegeta hung his head in defeat. His mate was right,
yet again. His son had an uncanny way to make those around him suffer. Some of
the guards and purging teams labeled him the Prince of Pain, because of his
unscrupulous tactics when he wasn’t pleased about something.
“All right my pet you win. We will tell him.”
Taking his mate’s gloved hand, they walked into the
private hospital room.
Vegeta tuned out the voices a long time ago. He
studied his mate’s sleeping face, wishing
that Kakarott would just open his beautiful charcoal eyes.
He knew from the moment that he laid eyes on the
younger teen that he felt something.
since he had taken him to the hospital wing,
he knew. Vegeta knew that Kakarott, in his
own way, had broken his
The younger male did something that no one else was
able to do. Kakarott had managed to conquer and claim his heart.
Kakarott stirred. Vegeta quickly sat up. He stroked
his lover’s spiky locks. “How are you feeling?” Vegeta didn’t tell him that he
was out for a couple of days. It really didn’t matter.
“Okay, I guess. . .”
The room door opened,
cutting Kakarott off. The ouji was slightly
put off by this. “What do you want old man?” Vegeta growled.
“We need to talk with the two of you.”
“About what? You need to do something about
Juunana’s misconduct. No, forget that, I’m going to hunt him down and -”
“Vegeta, plleeeaaase calm yourself. We don’t need
for you to work yourself up and get Kakarott upset,”
his mother chastised.
“Fine,” the
young heir huffed, crossing his arms over his chest. “What do you want to talk
about?” he asked in a calmer
Vegeta, Sr. and Yasai faces took on a somber look.
Kakarott remained quiet as he sat up in bed with Vegeta’s help to bet a better
view of his in-laws. Vegeta’s father stood behind his mate
“The doctor has
informed us, right before Juunana struck you Kakarott, that the reason for you
being so ill was that you were two weeks pregnant.”
Kakarott eyes became wide as saucers. “I’M WHAT???”
“Pregnant,”
Yasai repeated.
“You just said ‘was’. Either Kakarott is or he
isn’t, which is it Mother?”
“From the strenuous activities and the lack of
rest, Kakarott your body couldn’t maintain the nurturing
environment that the baby needed.
it seemed that you were doing fairly well,
with the exception of the morning sickness.” Yasai paused. She needed to catch
her breath and steady her nerves.
“When Juunana kicked you in the stomach, the force
of the hit ruptured the placenta and detached it from the uterus, which cause
internal bleeding.”
Kay began shaking his head as tears rolled down his
face. He held on to Vegeta’s hand trying not to lose his
“When Vegeta brought you back to the room, the
doctor didn’t know the extent of your injuries at the time. Later, Vegeta had
found you unconscious in the bathroom. Apparently, your body needed to rid
itself of the toxins and expelled the baby while you were in there. That’s why
there was so much blood when you found him, Vegeta.”
“No,” the prince
choked out. This was too much. Vegeta turned to his partner. Kakarott just
leaned forward and silently cried into his mate’s compact chest.
He lost his first heir. No, they had lost their first baby. Vegeta rubbed Kakarott’s back
trying to get him to calm down. “Geta, I’m
sorry <sob> I’m. . .so. . .so <sob> sorry,” Kakarott repeated.
The poor thing, what made the larger male feel even
worse was the he didn’t know that he was pregnant and pushed himself to the
limit. The baby didn’t even have a chance.
The young royal felt that his mate stopped
worn himself out crying. Vegeta laid
him back down and turned to his okaasan.
“Mo-ther,” he
whispered and went to her out stretched arms. She embraced her son for all the
he was worth.
“Don’t worry my son, everything will be all right.”
“Vegeta.”
“Not now Father. I don’t want to hear it from you,”
Vegeta answered over his mother’s shoulder.
“I’m not going to lecture you. In fact, the reason
behind the whole tournament was so you could see Kakarott’s potential. He was
the one I had chosen for you to be mated
with in the first place,” King Vegeta explained.
“Why go through the false pretense of the
tournament? Why couldn’t you just betroth us
and be done with it?”
“I couldn’t convince the Council
members otherwise. They needed to see for themselves what strength
Kakarott possessed or else they would not have approved
of the union. Kakarott being able to
conceive was an added bonus.”
So, it all became clear. It was his father’s
Kakarott. He just couldn’t simply announce
an unworthy third-class citizen
Vegeta devised a plan that would satisfy the Council
but by the prince’s accounting it was
a high price to pay to appease a bunch of senile old farts who probably hadn’t
seen the light of day since the beginning of time.
They were going to regret this
screwed with the Prince of Saiyans and
get away with it. Thinking like that was a
sure-fire way to earn a one-way ticket to
the deepest, darkest hole in the next
dimension.
TBC ~
A/N: Sorry >_< but things are just getting
started. Juunana managed to hit Kay and as a result made him loose the baby that
he didn’t know that existed. What does this hold for the young couple? Will
this forge a wedge between them or will they over come this? Vegeta wants
Juunana’s head on a platter and not to mention the Elders, but that’s the least
of his worries. Tell me your thoughts and any comments that you might have ^_~
Nemesis