Finding Love (Vegeta x Goku)

Insults

Trunks huffed as he waited by the door to Lady Tarro's Shrine for Goten to finish up his studies. The pair received different lessons now, and they hadn't spent as much time together as they would have liked. Especially after Goten got his mark from Lady Tarro.

Now, the younger half saiyan needed to learn more about the old ways before Frieza took over so he could be a proper Saibai-sha. While Trunks was happy for Goten, he really missed his companion.

Dokueki chirped at his feet as one paw stepped on one of Trunks' boots, and the lavender haired boy gave his pet a small smile. He lowered himself so he was sitting against the wall and rubbed a hand over smooth black scales while he pulled a scouter and his multitool from his pocket and began to fiddle with it. The silver haired cub found it in his father's rooms collecting dust and decided to see how it worked. It couldn't be that hard to program since his mom managed to reprogram one without any knowledge of alien tech if he could believe her stories.

As he looked over the inner workings of the scouter, his mind started to whirl with different ideas on how to improve the gadget. From what his mother told him, the tech had a hard time with reading power levels above a certain point; and the circuits would fry. He also wondered if he could improve the communication abilities the scouter had.

A small smile started to grow on Trunks' face as he tried to work out what he would need to test his theory. Besides, at least he would have something to do while Goten had to take his other lessons.

A soft whine drew his attention to Dokueki, or Kiki as Goten liked to call him. The little panzaon was sniffing around with its tail tucked under his legs. Quickly putting everything away, he stood up.

"Come here, boy, time for a bathroom break." Trunks said scooping the pup into his arms. Lucky for Trunks the shrine was close enough to some stairs that eventually would take him to a courtyard near his Tama's garden. Hopefully they could go play with him there after Goten's lesson. He was helping the boys teach the pups some fun tricks. And while he would never say so to anyone outside the family, Trunks loved to curl up together under the tree and nap in the sun and just be with Goku, Vegeta, Vegito and Goten.

Turning the corner into the courtyard, the little alpha tried to side step an older male that was on the path. He wasn't prepared for the male to bump into him and just keep moving. Trunks stumbled and ended up dropping Dokueki in order to keep his balance. He quickly checked his little friend who chirped at him before darting off to start sniffing around.

"Hey! Most people say they're sorry when they run into someone."

The man that bumped him stopped and turned to face the lavender haired cub with a sneer on his face. The expression made the boy tense as sharp, black eyes seemed to see through him. Now that he got a better look at the man, he realized he was dressed in one of the Council's robes.

The purple colored fabric covered his arms and hung on the man's from like an open jacket exposing the solid navy blue armor the saiyan had that covered his torso and sides of his legs. He had boots like Nappa, but his arms were free of any gloves or gauntlets. His hair was fairly tame for a saiyan's, and it just touched the nape of his neck and covered his forehead in small, chunky spikes.

Trunks finally caught the alpha's scent, and he was drawn back to the other's face. The cub noticed a scar that went over the man's left eye, but other than that, this saiyan was unmarked like others he had seen in the palace.

"If I had bumped someone other than a darah kotor, I would have."

The cub bristled at the insult. He had no idea what darah kotor meant, but he wanted to snarl at the words all the same.