In Your Dreams

Chapter 49

In Your Dreams: Chapter 49

''Geez, when did you become such a pervert, Vegeta?'' Goku asked as he walked down the hall and away from the lab. His hands were folded behind his head and his brow was pinched as he leered at his mate from the corner of his eye.

Vegeta was quite pleased with himself, however, and his good mood was not going to be ruined by something as small as being called a pervert. Besides, he didn't see anything wrong with being a pervert--- Hell; anyone else would have found his sexual advances complimentary. Kakarotto was always kind of strange though.

''I bet it's a boy. It looked like a boy.''

The younger Saiyajin grinned a little at the other man's enthusiasm toward their child. He felt guilty for not feeling the same way. Goku wanted to be excited; he really did, but this was still all so strange and surreal. Right now the strongest feeling he had was embarrassment. He was a man. He shouldn't be pregnant.

Still, he would try to be happy for Vegeta. He didn't want the other Saiyajin to worry about him or get upset.

Shrugging away his less than happy thoughts, Goku grinned at the prince.

''I thought you said it looked like a liver. Now it looks like a boy?''

The smile immediately dropped from Vegeta's face, and he balled his hand into a fist and shook it in the younger man's general direction. ''Hey, I'm no doctor! At least the liver was a boy's liver!''

Goku scrunched his nose up. ''I'm not a 'boy'.''

The older man smirked. The opportunity to press his mate's buttons had just presented itself, and he was not one to waste prime 'ribbing' time. He pointedly let his eyes roam up and down Goku's figure and straightened up, making his superior height a little more obvious. He'd never get tired of being taller than the younger man.

''Oh, forgive me, Kakarotto. What are you now? Nineteen? Between your girly voice and petite frame it gets pretty hard to tell.''

The reddening of the other's face didn't go unnoticed, and Vegeta quickly stepped in front of Goku and wrapped his arms around the smaller man before he had a chance to yell or hit him for his teasing. The prince purred deep in his chest and pulled a now rather surprised Saiyajin against him. Vegeta leaned forward and buried his nose in Goku's hair, and he took that opportunity to deeply inhale his mate's unique and addicting scent.

''Kakarotto, it doesn't matter what you look like. I think you're gorgeous either way.''

Vegeta could feel Goku squirm uncomfortably in his arms after a short pause, and he loosened his hold on the other man as a result. The younger man's face was still red, only this time it was from embarrassment rather than anger. Vegeta cocked his head to the side as he watched the other Saiyajin fumble for words, and he rubbed the back of his head in that classic 'Son' gesture. Why couldn't he take a compliment? Kakarotto always seemed more put off and embarrassed by nice words than he was happy or flattered. Had that always been the case?

Finally Goku broke the silence with a chuckle, and he stepped around Vegeta and continued down the hallway as if nothing had just occurred. However, as the distance between them grew, the older man just barely picked up a string of mumbled words.

''Well, if that's the case then I hope the baby looks more like me than you.''

Had his dashing good looks just been insulted?! ''What the hell is that supposed to mean?!''

Instead of explaining himself Goku only laughed and broke out into a jog before disappearing around a corner.

''KAKAROTTO!''