In Your Dreams

Chapter 59

In Your Dreams: Chapter 59

Night had settled over Capsule Corp, and with Momoku fed and put to bed, the west wing of the building was silent. Goku and Vegeta had settled down for the night nearly an hour before, but the younger of the two was having trouble sleeping.

It hadn't gone unnoticed that the other Saiyajin had been out the majority of the day. It was rare Vegeta went anywhere without him anymore, or at the very least he always let him know what he was up to. Even more disturbing to Goku was the prince hadn't even yelled at him for 'misplacing' Momoku earlier that day. He was sure he'd get an earful for that, but the older man had only waved him off when confronted with his guilty expression and hadn't said a word about it after.

In fact, Vegeta hadn't said much of anything to him since returning home that day. The other Saiyajin actually seemed to be going out of his way to avoid him, and when they had been together at dinner, there had been a heavy and awkward silence that Goku couldn't explain. Was the older man really that mad at him?

Drawing a deep breath in through his nose, Goku rolled over on his opposite side in order to see his mate. He gave his eyes a moment to adjust to the darkness until the outline of Vegeta's body became clear, and he scooted closer to the other man and looped his arm over the Saiyajin's waist, pressing himself against the larger man's back.

A low rumble was the initial response, followed by a low and sleepy muttering. ''Kakarotto, what do you want? I'm sleeping.''

Goku purred playfully as he ran his tail along his mate's bare legs beneath the covers, and he didn't miss the shiver that coursed through Vegeta's frame in response.

''I wanna spar.''

A grunt. ''Now?''

The younger Saiyajin chuckled and shook his head before burying his face between the prince's shoulder blades. ''No, not now. Tomorrow.''

Another grunt was the only response he got, and Goku was almost content to let the older man go back to sleep, but he was still curious about something. He shifted a little and propped himself up on an elbow before resting his chin on Vegeta's shoulder so he could see the other Saiyajin's face.

''Where'd you go today?''

Despite the lack of light, Goku still caught the twitch of the other's eyebrow, and his own furrowed in response. What was he hiding?

''Were...were you on a date with Bulma?''

A laugh bubbled up from Vegeta's throat, and finally he cracked open his eyes and shifted them to Goku.

''Baka. You haven't said anything that stupid in a long time.''

The younger man huffed and flopped backward onto the mattress, but Vegeta turned and followed his movement, shifting until he had braced himself on one arm over top of the other Saiyajin. A smirk still played on his lips as he studied his flustered mate, but when it became obvious Goku was really bothered, his expression dropped into a frustrated frown.

''Kakarotto, why do you continue to doubt my loyalty to you? What have I done to warrant your suspicion?''

Goku's eyes moved from the ceiling to Vegeta's face for only a brief moment before he closed them entirely and wiggled his body onto its side in the small space the prince allowed him. Even in the dark Vegeta could see his face had flushed.

''Nothing. You're right, that was a stupid thing for me to say. Let's just... sleep now, ok?''

The older man watched him for a moment longer before deciding to drop the issue for now. It was quite clear Goku didn't want to discuss that matter further, and he was too tired to pursue it anyway.