𝓢𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓮𝓻𝓮𝓵𝔂 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻𝓼 x

Chapter 24

Vegeta felt as though the room was spinning.
Thoughts accelerating in his head, as he felt his heart hammering inside his chest. He could hear his name echoing in the background whilst he was trying to pull himself back into reality. His mind still hazed, his vision could just make out an outline of a figure stood in front of him. Within an instant he clung onto the figure as he had assumed it was Goku. He felt himself being pulled into an embrace with some comforting words reassuring him it was going to be okay. Vegeta leaned into the embrace, it was comforting and warm, providing that feeling of protection.

"Thank you Kakarot for doing this for me," Vegeta whispered, stray tears rolled down his cheeks as he clung onto the figure more. "I love you Kakarot, I'm sorry that I couldn't hold it together for you...y-you've done so much for me," he whispered again, and pulled back to wipe away his tears. That moment his field of vision slowly returned, revealing the figure he had just clung onto was Bardock.

Vegeta froze in shock, his blush seared through his cheeks and felt as though his face was on fire. His mouth slight ajar, embarrassment heated through his body as he watched Bardock chuckle lightly and smile at him. In that moment, he wanted the ground to open up and swallow him. He had tried to say something, but all that slipped past his lips were some incoherent words.

"Is everything okay?" Gine asked as she returned with Goku. They both noticed the tear stains down Vegeta's flushed cheeks, with Bardock stood in front of him.

Bardock pressed his lips together, he glanced down at Vegeta who had panic etched on his face. He crossed his arms and glanced back at his concerned wife and son, "I was just talking about when I used to work with his father," Bardock smiled at his wife and stepped aside as she rushed towards Vegeta.

"Are you okay sweetie?" Gine spoke in a soothing tone, and brushed the back of her hand against Vegeta's cheek.

"I'm...I'm fine," Vegeta forced a smile, his voice brittle as he fought back more of his tears. He found some comfort in Gine's soothing voice. It made him feel sick, no way did he feel he deserved such kindness they had shown him.

Whilst Gine fussed over Vegeta ensuring he was okay, Bardock gave Goku a look as if to say that was not what really happened. It was that certain look, that Goku knew he'd have to talk to his dad later. He gulped as he glanced back at Vegeta then back at his dad, the two gave each other a curt nod. He then approached Vegeta as his father pulled his mother in for a loving embrace, allowing him that short time to ensure Vegeta was alright.

"You okay?" Goku asked resting his hand on Vegeta's shoulder. He smiled slightly as Vegeta shrugged his hand off and gave him a nod. As his parents sat back down by the table, he gave Vegeta a reassuring smile before quickly rushing towards the kitchen to grab the dessert.

A few minutes felt like hours to Vegeta, sat in silent opposite Goku's parents who were talking about how nice the place is. He was relieved they weren't asking questions regarding his family, only recent had he been building a relationship with his step sister again. He hadn't spoken to his brother since he moved away. Seeing how close Goku's family were together, left an emptiness feeling, something he regretted that he never made an effort with his own family. Too caught up on his own fears of being rejected from his family if he were to confess his sexuality, he found it easier to become estranged. His cloud of regrets were cleared as he heard Goku enter the room and started to serve one of his favourite desserts, banana cream pie. He loved the little details that Goku had paid close attention to. Such as the fact he could only sleep if the bedroom window was open, Goku preferred the opposite however he never complained, and simply grabbed himself an extra blanket.