Chapter 7
When the holiday ended, the saiyans become professionals in volleyball, basketball, bowling and surfing. Also they acquired a quite good climbing skill with the increased gravity around them. Again they went back to their everyday life for a while.
“Now what’s the deal between you and Serena?” Trunks asked as they went on a double-date.
They went to an aqua park and currently the saiyans waited for their girlfriends to get changed as they were about to go home.
“I told you that she will fall in love with me! Not sure what exactly are you trying to ask.”
“It seems you are in love with her as well.”
“Might be” Goten smiled. “It must be since I’m going out with her more than 2 months now and we didn’t even have sex yet. So either I’m in love or I’m losing my mind.”
“Sorry to keep you waiting” Atin called as they went over.
When they went back to Trunks’ place they were surprised to see that Bardock and King Vegeta were sitting in the living room. It turned out they decided to visit and just landed a few minutes ago.
“Next time can you land somewhere in the desert?” Bulma asked. “Now I have two big holes in my garden.”
“Oh hi, you are already back?” Chichi asked looking at the two younger saiyans.
“I’m sort of glad the girls decided not to come” Goten whispered to Trunks.
“Especially since you still haven’t told anything to Serena” Trunks smirked. “Although I’m not sure how my grandfather would handle Atin so I’m glad as well that she is not here.”
After the basic introductions Vegeta and Goku gave their fathers a tour along the house and ended up finally in the gravitation room. That seemed to impress both of them and they wanted to try it out as well.
“Impressive” King Vegeta said. “And you said it was built by your mate?”
“Yes” Vegeta nodded.
“How did you call your mates again?” Bardock asked. “Wife?”
‘Yes, on Earth women are called that” Goku nodded.
Vegeta instantly recalled how he ended up marrying Bulma. It was after Cell was defeated and Trunks was around two years old. Bulma came home quite late with him and she sort of expected Vegeta to be asleep. He just went to bed a few minutes before so he was still awake. He turned to face Bulma, who climbed in and nested next to him. Vegeta asked:
“How come you came home so late?”
“Wow, this is a first that you are asking me where I was” Bulma smiled and she snuggled closer.
“I don’t care, forget it!” Vegeta sulked and he wanted to move away a bit, but she grabbed him and answered:
“I was at Chi-Chi’s. You know today is her anniversary with Goku and she took it hard as she still misses him.”
“What’s an anniversary?” the prince asked, forgetting temporarily to pull away.
“The day when they got married. You know what marriage is, right?”
“Marriage is when an Earthling chooses a mate. Although I don’t get how can somebody have more mates as it’s just something, what never happened among the saiyans.”
“You mean, you actually had something like marriage on your home planet?”
Bulma normally wasn’t asking questions about his past as she knew the prince wouldn’t answer them but she couldn’t resist this time.
“Sure. Otherwise the saiyans would have killed each other over a woman, giving their temper. So they choose a mate. But it’s nothing like your dating’s or marriage here. It was really meant for a life.”
“What happened if... you know somebody cheated on his or her mate?”
“They got slaughtered, though it hardly ever happened. Saiyans took the mating very seriously.”
“So on your planet, would you take me as your mate?” Bulma asked a bit afraid of Vegeta’s reply, though she had to ask it.
“You are already mine” the prince stated, feeling irritated that he was willing to discuss this topic in the first place.
“Not according to our customs. I mean we are not married, you know.”
“What?!” Vegeta asked, sitting up and staring at Bulma shocked.
“Why would you think that we are?” Bulma asked and she had a hard time repressing her smile as she looked at the saiyan’s face.
“Because... you know...”
“No, not really...”
“We slept together!” Vegeta managed to say and he blushed.
“Sleeping together doesn’t make us married.”
“It does, according to saiyan customs!”
“You sound like you want to get married” Bulma smiled.
“I assumed we are... so we should get married! Even if it’s not a saiyan tradition, I’m currently living on his goddam planet so if that’s what it takes...”
“Oh Vegeta!” Bulma called and she was passionately kissing the prince.
Vegeta had no idea why Bulma was so happy about this. He managed to say the most romantic thing so far, without even realising it.
“Do you think we can have a room like this on our planet?” King Vegeta asked, causing Vegeta to come back to the present.
“Sure. Bulma can build rooms like this and just pack it to a capsule so you can set it up without any help” the prince answered.
While King Vegeta stayed in Capsule Corporation, Bardock went home with Goku and Chichi. He liked their house even though it was nothing compared to the Capsule Corp. But as the saiyans only had a sleeping quarter or a small sleeping chamber if they were „married” it was still a huge place for him. King Vegeta was also impressed, although his castle was much bigger. The house where Vegeta lived, had many modern equipment and the whole place looked luxurious. King Vegeta didn’t have much chance to talk with Bulma or Bra so when they gathered to have dinner he was curious. Even the family dinner was strange for him as saiyans didn’t have anything like that. The children were sent away after they were born, and those few elite who stayed were on trainings. Although Vegeta lived with him, he never spent time with him as humans do.
“I just received a note from the university that you are accepted” Bulma looked at Trunks.
“That’s great” he answered, without really meaning it.
“What’s a university?” King Vegeta asked.
“It’s the human education system, but I still fail to see the meaning as they never even teach the kinds there how to fight” Vegeta answered, while grabbing a plate.
“Then what are they teaching?” his father asked.
“Math, science, grammar, etc. it’s quite useful” Bulma said.
“I like school” Bra stated. “I even won a drawing contest.”
With that said she run up into her room, grabbed the picture and when she got back she showed it to his grandfather.
“You know how to portray something on paper?” he asked looking surprised.
“Don’t tell me the saiyans never draw! What about the pictures in the throne room?” Trunks asked.
“We are a fighter race so we don’t have time to „draw” as you call it. And the pictures were made by an another race living on our planet.”
“And the sculptures?”
“The same. Although it might have been created by an another race.”
“So, you are telling me that you don’t practice any arts at all? Not even writing?”
“No. We have some documentation about battle strategies and races, but I have a feeling you are not asking about those.”
“How come you never told us that?” Trunks looked at his father.
“Why would I? It’s not something interesting” he replied.
“Now I’m more than ever impressed by your sandcastle building skills” Bulma laughed looking at her husband.
“What?” King Vegeta asked.
“Nothing!” Vegeta shouted and blushed.
Trunks couldn’t resist any longer and he had to laugh as well and Bra joined them. The king had no idea what was so funny, for which Vegeta was thankful.
“How come you don’t want to come back?” Bardock asked the next day when Goku and Vegeta showed them the city.
“We have to fight here as well” Goku explained.
“Indeed. There is always some crazy guy who either wants to kill Kakarott or just simply rule the planet” Vegeta smirked.
King Vegeta and Bardock saw many strange things like playgrounds, shopping centres or for that matter even cars and public transport. The saiyans only used spaceships but they just flew on the planet if they had to go somewhere. Some races had things similar to cars but only a few. Just like Vegeta, they weren’t impressed by the TV shows either, although the technology itself was interesting for them. Bulma tried to explain them what normal humans did but she felt like she failed as it was just so hard for them to imagine. Although other races lived like humans, the expression of family was still strange for them. Specially Bardock was shocked when he seen Goku playing tag or hide-and-seek with Pan as saiyans never played with their children. Still, somehow some of the human ways were fascinating. When they decided to go home, Gohan offered to go with them for a few weeks, as he had no chance to see his planet of origin yet. The saiyans were really happy about his visit and he spend most of his time training them.
“Are you coming?” Goku asked, looking at his son and Trunks who were sitting in the living room.
“Comin’” they answered at the same time.
“About time” Vegeta said and they all went down to the gravitation room to train.
Since they never knew when they need to defend the planet again they were always improving their skills, ready to face any enemy who might dare to attack Earth.
