When I'm Gone

I still can't bear to let him see me cry. I hate that I'm crying in front of him now. I feel his hands on my shoulders and he pulls me to my feet, making me look at him. I search his face and while I would never say it out loud, I silently plead for him to stop, I have had enough, I cannot take anymore.

I hate that his hands feel comforting on me. I hate that it is soothing an ache in my chest. I have missed him so much. Vegeta holds my gaze, those obsidian eyes penetrating deep as he licks his lips before speaking.

"We have suffered a terrible loss. We lost our people. It will get better, in time. Our pride is all we have left," He says softly and I wince, turning my face away as he lets me go. It is not all we have left. He has a child, he had a wife, he has known love and commitment, he has friendships, bonds forged... He has more than his pride. He has more than I will ever have.

"Then I hope, for all the good things that are left, for all the people who surround our lives, for your son, that it dies with us," He lets out a raspy gasp and I see the hurt and fury on Vegeta's face before taking off.

Another female Saiyan original character love story with our favourite stubborn Prince. Think of it as an alternate timeline/dimension with some things the same but with new original villains. It is a slow burner but worth it in the end, comedy and tragedy.