The Magnetic Pull || Goku x Vegeta

Chapter 13

Vegeta's POV

~The Magnetic Pull: Chapter 13; Gravitational~

Kakarrot was acting strange--

--well stranger than usual.

Every time I see him nowadays he's... flustered, jumpy... a complete mess mess really. Way too many times have I just walked in to see him red in the face, and way too many times has he avoided eye contact with me when I do come in contact with him. It's like... embarrassed?

No no... Kakarrot is a fool. Embarrassment isn't in his vocabulary.

There are a lot of things that are not in his vocabulary...

Like the word shame.

But for some reason I've been seeing a lot of that.

It's not big, really, I could be exaggerating it. It's infinitesimal to those not looking. It's such a small thing that because I'm looking, I see it.

Kakarrot, probably for the first time in his life, is feeling.. well, shameful.

And that's irking enough.

As I sit in my throne (it's for a personal pleasure) I have this debate on whether or not to completely confront Kakarrot for his behaviors, or let him sort out himself because hell if I'm a therapist. In fact, if I just blew him up right now, I wouldn't have to worry about all this. He wouldn't be my problem.

But...

Groaning, I push my fingers into my forehead to prevent a migraine. Lately, I've been getting really bad headaches that I try to push away with training.

That old lady tells me it's from thinking too much, and stress but what the hell does she know.

The training room is off limits right now and no, it's not because the old lady said to rest.

But who could rest when those bastards are still out there and kicking. I don't know where the hell they went but I will find them and make them pay those insolent, weak, assho--

"Vegeta?"

I snap my head up, anger and surprise answering for me, "What?"

It's Kakarrot.

He reels back, flinching, before something changes. Something flickers and he stands tall once more, his face resolved and hard. Chin up.

The part of me that does not like to be challenged like this stabs me hard.

"Well, you were sitting in that chair acting as if the floor killed our planet so I was wondering if there was something I could do to help you, but clearly you don't want my help," he states. He starts to turn around.

Now or never.

I stand, "Wait! Kakarrot! Come back this instant!" wait that's not what I wanted to say, "Don't think you can give me that attitude and just leave."

With his back turned, tension rolling off of him, he lets out a sigh before saying, "Sorry, your highness, I didn't mean to speak with such a tone. Forgive me?"

I knew I should probably let him go, I knew if I said something else it would probably make things worse...

but...

"Why don't you try saying that again, but this time, face me you coward."

Dammit.

That triggered Kakarrot, his turn sharp and his eyes even sharper.