Finding Love (Vegeta x Goku)

Sparing

Fear bloomed into terror, and the spike of scent woke Goten up. The instant he sat up, his father grabbed him and held the cub to his chest. The boy looked around to see where the threat was, but all he saw were Tarble and his uncle. He looked back up at his father in confusion.

"He can't come here, Raditz! He can't!" Goku's face was ashen, and his shaking got worse. He stared at Raditz as he began shaking his head wanted to deny what he was just told. He pressed his body in the corner of the sofa where the back met the armrest as he drew his legs as close to his body as he could get.

Knowing it would be bad if Kakarot remained this scared, the dominant slowly moved so he could sit at the opposite side of the couch the beta was on. As soon as he held out a hand, the submissive was lunging into his arms. It took Raditz by surprise, but he was quick to support Goku's weight with his arms.

Goten wiggled from where he was being held, drawing the attention of his uncle. The cub looked so confused and a bit squished. Raditz slowly eased the grip the beta had on his son until Goten was able to get free of the death grip. He remained close so as not to contribute to the anxiety growing inside his father.

Poor Goku had tears pricking at eyes as he gripped at the armor covering the alpha's chest. The beta was still shaking in fear as he pressed as close to the warmth and safety of his elder brother. Raditz ran a hand over the submissive's back as he gave Tarble a helpless look. The other beta shrugged as he looked with sad eyes on the one his brother hurt.

Before Raditz could say anything to calm Kakarot down, Bardock came rushing in through the doors. His sharp eyes looked over the room before the settled on the shivering mass in his eldest son's arms. The alpha was quick to come over to his cubs, and he tried to pull the beta away from Raditz.

Goku let out a whimpering cry when he felt himself being pulled out of Raditz's arms. He clung harder to his brother until the hands let go. He then buried his face in the crook of the dominant's neck not even looking behind him to see who the other person was, he just curled up to make himself as small as he could.

Bardock looked at his eldest in confusion as Tarble moved to shut the doors before Kakarot's scent drew more alphas to the room. The slender saiyan locked the heavy doors and took up his seat again with Goten close by. Raditz sighed, knowing he was going to get smacked for this.

"I came here frustrated and told him about the message to Vegeta without thinking about it. As you can see, he's not taking it well." Bardock gave him a look that made the younger warrior wince. Wanting to prolong his punishment, he lifted a had to bury it in thick spikes. He coaxed his brother to loosen the hold he had on his neck.

"Kakarot, it's just father," Raditz softly spoke. The beta glanced over his shoulder to see mirror features. The next second, he was clinging to his father. The alpha gathered him up so he could sit back on the couch. The scent and presence of his sire had the trembling stopped in a few minutes. Goku pulled back to plead with Bardock.

"Father, please don't let him near me! He'll do it!" Tears spilled from dark eyes as he held onto the dominant with a tight grip. "It'll happen again! Please, don't let him come near me! I can't go through it again!" Goku buried his face in his father's neck, as one hand rubbed his back and the other held his head.

"I won't, Kakarot. I won't."

Bardock was feeling a bit lost. He was alerted to the scent of fear coming from Kakarot's room by one of the guards, and he had come rushing to make sure his youngest was safe. However, seeing the beta on the verge of a panic attack threw him for a loop. The poor submissive was so worked up, he didn't even know his father was in the room.