Life long Torment

'Ouch.' Screamed Goten as he covered his broken noise, 'What was that for?' he demanded.

'That was for sleeping with my sister.' Said Trunks, 'What the hell were you thinking?' he screamed. Goten opened his mouth to explain. Trunks raised his hand and silenced him. 'I mean, she's barely an adult. That would have had to been the most stupidest thing you ever did.'

'Stupider than the time I helped you blow up Vegeta's gravity room?' wondered Goten.

Trunks glared at him and punched him again. This Goten saw it coming but made to move to avoid it. Just raised his Ki shield enough so that it hurt a lot less. 'Now that the formalities are over.' Said Trunks as clapped imaginary dirt from his hands. 'What the hell are you going to do?' he demanded, 'You can't adhere to my father's ban. You look like shit and Bra looks even worse. I mean she hasn't eaten anything in two days and has cried so much that her vision is impaired.'

A look of pain washed over Goten's face as he heard of the suffering of his beloved. He slumped to the ground holding his head on his hand, 'I brought this on her.' he whispered.

'No arguments there.' Said Trunks rather unfeelingly with a shrug, 'But what's done is done no point mopping about it. So I am asking you again, what are going to do?'

'What can I do?' snapped Goten, 'I can go and reason with Vegeta but we are likely to end up fighting…'

'Exactly.' Said Trunks, 'Truth be told my father would rather have you as a son-in-law than some stupid human. But you have to prove yourself worthy to marry his little Princess and the only way to prove yourself worthy is to fight him.'

'I would lose.' Goten pointed out.

Trunks shrugged, 'Not necessarily. You have… had great potential you could have been equal to my father had you trained but I still think that you have enough power in you to last against my father long enough to convince him that after he is dead, his little Princess won't be unprotected.'

Goten cocked an eyebrows and said in an amused tone of voice, 'Bra,' he pointed out, 'is capable of defending herself against any human short of Uubu. I mean she might be slight in build by she can still pack a mean punch. Why would she need me to protect her?' he wondered.

Trunks looked out from Goten's window down to the forest, 'You never know when something or someone from other places in the universe is going to drop in on earth and start wrecking havoc. If that happens Bra might not be safe and my father wants to make sure she is safe if something like that happens.' He looked towards his friend sympathetically, 'Goten, the only reason my father doesn't like you is because he thinks you are a weakling coward.'

'I am not a coward.' Goten temper ignited.

'I know that.' said Trunks, 'I also know that you aren't weak either but my father doesn't and he will let you have his daughter once you show him that you are neither weak nor cowardly.'

'Well if that's all that takes to prove to Vegeta that I am worthy of Bra let's go.' said Goten eagerly.

'Hold on, you are in no shape to do anything of the sort.' Said Trunks, 'Get something to eat, train for a day with Gohan and/or your father in the hyperbolic time chamber and than you will be ready to face my father.'

'Right, I can wait.' Said Goten. 'I better get going.' So saying he ran down stairs on the hunt for food and Goku or Gohan. Preferably Goku.

'Good luck.' Trunks shouted down as he made his own exit through the window.

He was training in the gravity room when he heard the loud knock on the door. He knew who it was of course. He had been expecting him. Vegeta stopped his training and put on him most regal face and commanded in his most regal voice, 'Enter.'

The door swung open and Goten stepped in with a seemingly confident air. But Vegeta could see the signs of lingering doubt plainly on his face. The brat was not ready, 'Vegeta I love Bra.' He stated. The doubts vanished as he said that at least, 'I want to be with her always, forever.'

'What makes you think you are worthy of her?' demanded Vegeta.

'I am worthy of her.' answered Goten, 'And I challenge you to prove it otherwise.' Said Goten with an air of confidence even as his voice fluttered ever so slightly.

Vegeta smirked a feral smirk and slipped into a battle stance, 'Fine Brat.'

She had fallen a sleep long ago. Exhausted from shedding tears that went all but unnoticed. She knew her mother and brother were trying to bring her father around but she also knew how futile their attempts were when her father really, really wanted to hold on to a point of view. But when the gravity room exploded even she was jerked awake from her heavy slumber. As soon as she woke up she felt it. Her father's Ki pushed up almost as high as it could go and the Ki of her lover higher than she though it possible for it to go just outside. Bra rushed to the wind and was confronted by the smoking remains of the domed gravity room. Her eyes tracked up towards the sky. It took sometime for her dry eyes to adjust but soon she saw that her father and Goten were fighting as if their life depended on it. Knowing her father Goten's life probably did. 'No.' she whispered. That as all she had time to do as Vegeta hammered Goten into the ground, 'Goten!' she screamed as she flew down towards him. 'Goten.' She said again as she threw herself between her lover and her father.

Vegeta's eyes widen and he quickly redirected a terminal blast that he had readied for Goten. The blast went up high into the sky and exploded harmlessly, 'Bra!' He screamed, 'Get out of the way.' He commanded.

'Daddy no.' said Bra, 'I love him, I won't let you kill him. I would rather die first myself.' She said firmly as she draped herself over the body of the unconscious Goten.

Vegeta felt anger course through him as he glared down at his defiant daughter, but at the same time he felt… helpless. He couldn't harm Bra, he just couldn't. He had no choice but to give-in… 'Fine.' Said Vegeta, 'Have that weakling. See if I care.' So saying he landed and marched inside.

He regained consciousness slowly. For the first few seconds he was not sure whether he was dead or alive, the feel of Bra near him seemed so unreal that for a minute he though he was dead. But than the pain his body was in began to press upon his senses and he knew he was alive, 'What happened?' he asked softly.

Bra smiled a bright smile that took all his physical pain away, 'My father just gave his consent.' Said Bra as she pressed her lips to his. The kiss took all his emotional pain away and for the first time in a long time Goten was truly happy.

Vegeta glared at the touchy scene with marked dissatisfaction. Although he could not help admitting a part of him was glad. A shadow fell on him. Vegeta turned around to find Trunks standing behind him, 'I hope you are happy brat.' Said Vegeta, 'Now your sister is mated to that… that weakling you call your friend.'

'I am happy.' Admitted Trunks, 'And I know you are too.' Vegeta gave him the you-have-death-wish-boy-or-have-you-lost-your-mind. Trunks burst out laughing, 'I mean how could you not be? After all Bra's exactly like mother, i.e. short-tempered, loud-mouthed, unpredictable and on top of that she is Ki sphere happy. Goten's going to be torment for the rest of his life.' Trunks pointed out.

Vegeta smirked, 'You are right brat. This is a much better outcome.' He said as he turned back towards the scene. Yes, it was for the best. The brat was strong enough to defend his little princess. Bra was happy, very happy, he could feel her happiness flow out of her in waves and being the carbon copy of Bulma with Ki she was going to be Goten's life long torment. Vegeta laughed out menacingly as Trunks smiled a sadistic smile. Goten had no idea what he was getting himself into. This was going to be fun. Lot's and lot's of fun.