Madness

Chapter Four

Vegeta's POV...

Go find the others, go find the others, go find the others, go find the others.....

I'm still trying to figure out what HE means. Who are the others? It's certainly not these people I'm with, certainly not Him. How am I supposed to find the others if I don't even know what I'm looking for? I have to find them. And these people... Can't they hear HIM? Don't they know we're supposed to be looking for them? What's going on? I know He knows me, because I have to listen to Him. Sometimes I don't want to; He's stopping me from looking for them.

Normal POV

Goku entered the room to see Vegeta gently banging his head on the wall. "Hey, Vegeta." The sick Saiyan paused and looked at him. He looked vaguely upset. Vegeta growled at him, but it didn't sound angry.

Goku approached him, cautiously of course. Vegeta sat on the bed and rubbed his temples with a frustrated groan. He sat beside him and touched his back. "Vegeta? Do you even understand what I'm saying?" He tried the link when no reply was given. Vegeta? Can you hear me?

Garbled mumbling lost in static filled Goku's head. He winced and blocked it. "Ugh! Never mind."

Vegeta looked at him tiredly. His eyes were dull and he just looked weak. Goku stroked his hair. Tears burned behind his eyes. "Oh, Vegeta... Kami, just come back. Please. This isn't you. I miss you. I miss your little attitude, and your smile. Vegeta, please." He rested his head on Vegeta's shoulder.

The Prince didn't move, but Goku heard a rumble in his throat that was not a purr. Goku pulled away swiftly, not wanting to ignite rage in Vegeta. "Shh," he soothed. "Sorry."

Vegeta growled louder. Yeah, too late. With an angry bark Vegeta slammed into him and they hit the ground. It was a brief scuffle, lasting only until Goku said, "Stop! Vegeta, no!"

And it was over.

Vegeta sucked in heavy breaths. He glared murderously at his mate, then yelped and pawed at his head. Goku hushed him gently. "Vegeta, Vegeta, shh. Shh, it's ok. I'm sorry, I know it hurts."

Vegeta growled at him again, his ki stuttering weakly. Goku was surprised to see a flicker of gold streak around him. Was Vegeta's ki recovering? That was a good thing and a bad one.

Goku remained persistent. Finally Vegeta calmed to the point where he no longer snarled. He began to pace though, looking out the window with a curious and upset expression. He looked over his shoulder at Goku and exhaled.

"I don't know what you want," Goku murmured. "But I'm not letting you leave. I don't want you to get hurt, and I don't trust you unsupervised. So you can just sit down and relax."

Vegeta, sensing that his glare was doing nothing, growled in annoyance and curled up on the floor by the window, watching the sun rise. Goku did as well. He reached down and gently pulled his fingers through Vegeta's hair. Vegeta closed his eyes and grudgingly accepted the touch.

Goku smiled sadly. "I know you're in there somewhere. If you can hear me, I love you, Vegeta. I love you so, so much; I promise I'll bring you back soon."

~Timeskip~

"Goku!"

Goku IT'd to the place he heard the scream. He was not at all surprised to see Vegeta towering hungrily over Dende, ready to make a fatal strike. "Vegeta!" he barked, distracting him. Vegeta turned with a snarl. It turned into a yelp when Goku dived forward and knocked him away from the Namek. The struggle lasted only a few minutes; Vegeta and bit Goku and was sporting a large bruise in return.

"This has got to stop," Dende panted. "We're all too cramped up here. Keeping him here wasn't our brightest idea, Goku. Maybe... Maybe you could take him to the ground for a while. Someone could keep an eye on him, Piccolo or Gohan perhaps."

"That's... not a bad idea," Goku replied, still holding Vegeta by his ear. The small Saiyan growled and clawed at him. "Nah! Stop it. Yeah, I can take him down tomorrow and let him run around." He shrieked suddenly. "Ow! Vegeta!"