In Your Dreams

Chapter 13

In Your Dreams: Chapter 13

When Vegeta returned home that day he received an earful from Bulma. The woman had demanded he explain what had happened between Kakarotto and himself; apparently the other Saiyajin had still been visibly upset when he'd arrived at Capsule Corp on the nimbus. The prince didn't feel like he owed Bulma an explanation, but he volunteered the information anyway, mainly because he was hoping she would make things easy for him and tell him exactly how to fix the situation. Unfortunately, nothing is that easy; not for him anyway.

''You dropped him?!'' Bulma shouted. ''What the hell, Vegeta?! Was that supposed to be funny?!''

The Saiyajin huffed and folded his arms over his chest. ''I thought it was hilarious.''

The blue haired woman glared daggers. ''You're the only one! Poor Goku! No wonder he was such a jittery mess when he came back.''

''I know I screwed up, woman! Now where is he?''

Bulma frowned but motioned toward the backyard. ''Pan was still here when he came back. She took him out back to calm him down. They're probably sparring by now.''

Vegeta grunted, his version of a 'thank you', and moved past her. He walked through several rooms before he found himself looking out over Capsule Corp's overly large backyard through the glass doors. Sure enough Pan and Goku were sparring in an open clearing.

It was obvious the younger Saiyajin was working out some of his anger because his fighting style was sharper; more direct and to the point. He wasn't playing around. Pan was the perfect partner for him though. She wasn't in danger of being seriously injured should Kakarotto lose control like he sometimes did when his anger reached its' peak, but the young woman wasn't so powerful that Goku couldn't land a few good hits on her. It was obvious his grand-daughter's skills had diminished in the few years she spent chasing boys, and her technique was sloppy. It probably wouldn't be long before Goku began teaching her again.

After watching the sparring match for several minutes Vegeta decided not to intrude. His fellow Saiyajin needed some space for now; from him anyway. He'd just wait for his temper to cool before approaching him again.

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Apparently it took awhile for Goku to cool down. It had been nearly two weeks since Vegeta had last spoken to the other Saiyajin. The younger man had deliberately been avoiding him, and on the rare occasions their paths had crossed, Goku had only glared at him before moving on.

Ouch.

There had been no more late night visits from him either. The prince had been hoping the other man would sneak into his room again, but he had no such luck. He even began to consider trying to sneak into Kakarotto's room, but he immediately dismissed the thought. He'd REALLY find himself on Goku's bad side if he tried that.

According to Bulma, the best thing to do was lay low and wait for the younger man to come to him. He couldn't stay mad forever, could he?

Vegeta let out something between a sigh and a growl as he crossed the yard to his gravity chamber. Goku had been training out there with Pan every day for the past couple of weeks, but today it was unusually quiet. Perhaps they were taking a break. Either way, the prince was finding it hard to motivate himself to train. It was boring without a sparring partner.

Vegeta was almost to the chamber when his eyes finally moved from his feet to the structure in front of him. He nearly let out a startled cry of shock when he saw Goku standing in front of the door, but he bit back the sound at the last second.

The younger Saiyajin was watching him with an even gaze as he stood with his hands behind his back. Vegeta noted that the other's tail was hanging low behind him, and only the tip was curled to avoid touching the ground. The still appendage suddenly twitched, and that was the only warning the prince received before Goku suddenly brought his hands in front of him and widened his stance to brace himself.