Finding Love (Vegeta x Goku)

Last Minute Worries

Bardock stood by a tree at the edge of a cliff with the wind ruffling his hair as he took in the beauty around him. There were mountains and forest all around him with a stream that was babbling along not too far from where he stood. Wild flowers bloomed all around his feet, and a pale yellow butterfly floated by to land on a pink flower. He found this clearing following the woman, Eighteen's, descriptions from her stories.

'It's just so...green,' the saiyan thought as his eyes slowly took everything in. He took a few steps to the edge of the cliff and crossed his arms over his chest. 'I've been to many planets, but I've never seen anything like this before.'

The Earth was beautiful, and if the saiyans were still in the planet trade business, it would fetch a very hefty sum. He could easily see just why his youngest son loved this planet as much as he did. If he had been raised here, he would probably feel the same way. As it was he couldn't help but use this opportunity to explore his son's world. It was so completely different from Vegetasei with all the blue and green everywhere. The stories from the boys and Kakarot himself defied everything he ever saw, a planet so diverse and just....alive. It made him see just why the cubs were so fearless in their explorations of home. The very air around him was...peaceful for lack of a better word.

The alpha closed his eyes as he breathed deeply and allowed his shoulders to relax. Gine would have loved it here, they both could have been happy here with Kakarot and Raditz if things were different. Maybe even have been a real family instead of the broken semblance of one before Gine's death. His head tilted back to feel the warm rays of the sun on his face and the wind in his hair before he opened his eyes.

"I suppose I better hurry. The boys will miss me if I stay too long," Bardock said as he rotated his neck feeling it pop a little. He only meant to leave Kakarot long enough to see his son's home while the others were gathering the dragon balls.

"GOKU!!!!" A loud shriek sounded from behind him, and he held back a wince at the volume of the shout. "HOW DARE YOU COME BACK HERE! WHERE IS GOHAN!? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH HIM!?"

'Damn...Vegeta is right. She is a harpy.' The alpha just ignored her as he waited for the ringing in his ears to stop. His respect for his son and grandsons went up a few notches if they were forced to put up with this and still not loose their hearing. Why Kakarot hadn't killed her himself, or Vegeta for that mater, was a mystery. A smirk slowly grew on his face, and his fangs glinted as they peaked out from behind his lips. 'It seems Leeke decided to blessed me.'

This truly was fortuitous. Kakarot made him and Vegeta both swear to not seek out the bitch while they were on Earth, made them swear to Tarro of all things. He agreed if only to keep Kakarot from getting upset and stressed out before they made the trip. However, it looked like the Changing One had other ideas and guided Chichi to him...or him to her as the case may be.

"How dare you come back here and bringing that alien filth with you. You look at me when I'm talking to you!" Chi-Chi shouted at a lower volume as she stomped right up to the saiyan that was still ignoring her with a growl. She reached up to grab at the green armor Bardock wore as she continued to yell. "I told you-!"

She was cut off with a gasp as the dominant turned to grip her hand in a tight hold. Her eyes widened as she finally took a closer look at the man in front of her, and the blood drained from her face once she realized that this was not her ex-husband.