Challenges

By:

Me

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AU/Yaoi/Mpreg fic. Hope you enjoy. Review if you want. Criticize if you must, but do so out of the need to correct, not hurt.

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Chapter Twenty

Radditz and I grinned at one another as my mate grumbled under his breath as the labor progressed. Thirty more minutes passed as Vegeta continued to writhe in pain before he sat up stiffly and screamed.

"Llazzine!" I yelled before gasping when my brother shoved my mate into my arms.

"Keep him still! Geta-chan needs to come out now!" Radditz growled as he grabbed a scalpel and began to carve into my mate's stomach.

I held my mate as still as possible as the Prince trembled in pain. Vegeta screamed again and again as my brother cut him open before Radditz reached in and gently guided a tiny body out of my mate's abdomen. The larger Saiyan quickly cleaned the air ways of our new son before slapping the child hard on the bottom.
"Thank, Kami," I cheered as the babe let out a healthy squall of discomfort and indignation at his treatment.

"Bastard," Vegeta grunted as he squinted an eye open and began to softly mutter, "Gentle…my cubling…asshole."

Radditz snorted as he cut the umbilical cord and laid Geta-chan on my mate's chest.

"Oh," Vegeta breathed out as he cooed at his screaming newborn and placed a shaking hand on our son, "Listen to you. Already a strong warrior."

I teared up at this miracle that had just occurred. I vaguely realized that my brother was stitching up my mate's incision after having successfully delivered the afterbirth. I growled when Radditz reached and picked up Geta-chan.

"What are you doing?" I demanded as I reached for my new son.

"The little Prince needs to be cleaned and checked over," my brother informed me gently, "Kakarot, place your mate into the fresh bed over in the corner of the room and help him change into a hospital gown. I'll hurry with your cubling."

"You'd better," Vegeta growled as his eyes followed every move that Radditz made while I lifted him into a new bed and helped him into the robe-like gown, "I want my cub brought back to me yesterday, Weakling."

Radditz snorted once again as he finished with Geta-chan and brought him back to his Daeleen wrapped in a fluffy blanket. Vegeta immediately reached and took our son into his arms for the first time. Geta-chan's cries immediately tapered off at the feel of my mate's arms holding him safe and warm.

"The little Prince is a bit small, but he was born a little earlier than I thought he would be," Radditz explained with a smile on his face, "But he is healthy and strong. Congratulations!"

Vegeta and I smiled happily as we really got to study our son's looks for the first time. Geta-Chan was a pure mix of both my mate's and my own features. Our son had his Daeleen's beautiful eyes, but his face shape was more like my own and his hair was pure ebony.

"He's perfect," my mate breathed as he rocked the sniffling babe in his arms gently, "Look at him, Kakarot. Longer hair most run in your side of the family. His mane is very similar to my Super Saiyan Level Four mane, but look at these bangs and this hair color. That's all your father's doing, Little One."

"Your right," I agreed proudly as I stroked the baby's cheek, "He still has the royal mane, but with a twist all his own. Hello, Geta-Chan. I've been waiting to meet you for a long time."

I smiled and cuddled closer to my mate as our son yawned sleepily. I became alarmed when Vegeta pulled our son closer and both began to nod off.

"Llazzine?" I asked as my mate battled to keep his eyes open before I turned in a panic towards my brother, "Radditz?"

"Kami," the larger Saiyan groaned as he came over and placed a hand on my shoulder, "Forgot to tell you about this part. Saiyan males go into a deep sleep after giving birth. Your cubling will sleep as deeply as his Daeleen."

"Why?" I demanded as I hovered over my little family.

"Your mate is sleeping so that his body can heal and organs return to their rightful place," Radditz soothed as I pulled a blanket up and tucked my mate under the covers, "Geta-chan's body has been preparing himself to sleep with his Daeleen by building up a large enough reservoir of energy to survive until his first meal. Both will wake up stronger for the time of rest. It's okay."

I breathed deeply for a moment before feeling a deep growl rising from the bottom of my toes. Radditz eyes widened and he backed away as I put myself between him and my vulnerable mate and newborn.

"Mine!" I snapped as the primitive Saiyan in me clawed to the surface of my mind and my tail snapped angrily behind me.

"Yours," Radditz nodded as he ducked his head to give me the sign of submission while he backed up to the door, "Leaving. Not challenging."

I bared my teeth as my brother exited the room. My mind flashed. Protect! Barricade! I knew that I was piling heavy furniture in front of the door, but for the life of me I didn't know why. I paused and listened when I heard voices out in the hallway.

"Radditz, what is going on?" I heard Bulma demand, "Is Vegeta and the baby okay?"

"Prince Vegeta delivered his cubling with the strength of a true Saiyan Daeleen," Radditz answered before sighing, "I just forgot to tell everyone about the time of rest."

"What is the time of rest?" Trunks asked rather loudly which made me growl and bang on the wall, "What the Hell was that?"

"That is Kakarot," Radditz chuckled out, "A time of rest is when the new Daeleen and his cub goes into a deep sleep so that healing happens quicker. It is rare, but sometimes a Sire will go into his most primitive state to protect his mate and newborn while they rest and I'll give you one guess to who just turned savage. Little Brother will rip us all a new one if we so much as step a foot near Prince Vegeta and their cubling while the two are sleeping."

"Aww!' Bra whined, "I wanted to see my new baby brother."

"You will," Radditz assured, "Just wait a day or two. Kakarot will not hesitate to hurt anyone since we are all seen as a threat right now. Didn't you hear the furniture being moved around in there?"

"Yes," I heard Gohan answer, "Was that Father?"

"Barricaded the room," Radditz chuckled out, "Nobody will be getting in or out of there without his say so. Should have seen the look he gave me. Still gives me chills."

I smacked the wall again and made the building shake. I wanted them away from here. They would disturb my mate and cub. I listened as I heard my brother ushering everyone far away from the room. Growling I stalked around the area assessing any dangers. Seeing none, I crawled up on the bed beside my mate and cub. I shared my body heat while I stayed alert to both my environment and the life signs of Vegeta and Geta-chan.

"Mine," I whispered as I nuzzled my mate's hair.

I knew by the light shining through the window that a day passed and then another. I guarded my mate and marveled as his skin went from ghostly pale to a healthy glow. All of the strain that had showed visibly on his face from the birth of Geta-chan faded. I stood to attention when his eyebrows furrowed and his eyes fluttered before those ebony eyes blinked up at me in confusion.

"Kakarot?" Vegeta mumbled as he shifted.

I watched and gave a small trill of happiness. My mate's eyes snapped up to me and studied me carefully.

"Damn, Idiot," Vegeta snarled as he sat up still cradling our sleeping son and snatched me down to look into my eyes, "Wake the fuck up, Kakarot. I don't need you in primal form. Snap out of it!"

I cocked my head questioningly at the Prince. Was he hungry?

"Shit!" the smaller Saiyan cursed and before I knew it I was punched and sent sailing through the wall.

"Ow," I whined coming back to myself as I crumbled out in the hallway.

"Little Brother?" Radditz asked with wide eyes as I groaned on the floor.

"Radditz?" I questioned as my mate stomped out of the hole in the wall wearing a long robe and glared down at me, "Llazzine?"

"Leave it to you to go all primitive," Vegeta snapped as he bounced our snifflng babe before turning to my brother, "Did he hurt anybody?"

"Nope," Radditz grinned out as I stood from the floor, "Ducked out fast enough and kept everyone else away. Barricaded the three of you inside."

I felt very confused and looked into the birthing room to see most of the furniture piled up in a haphazard way in front of the door. The memories returned to me and I blushed a bright red.

"Hn," Vegeta snorted at me, "Leave it, Kakarot. You instincts were telling you to protect your mate and son when we were helpless."

"Okay," I whined before focusing on our now wailing newborn, "What's wrong with Geta-chan?"

"Hungry," Vegeta stated as he walked briskly down the hallway.

I had to jog to keep up as Radditz hurried beside me.

"How can he move so fast after having given birth just two days ago?" I demanded.

"Saiyan healing abilities are fast," my brother informed me, "The only thing that will show that your mate just gave birth is the scar on Prince Vegeta's stomach and even that will fade with time. That is why the time of rest is so important."

"Dad?" Trunks gasped as Vegeta zoomed past his eldest son.

My mate said not a word as he entered the kitchen. I hurried in after and found myself shoved hard into a chair.

"Vegeta?" I asked before quieting when my mate deposited my new son into my arms for the first time, "Oh."

Holding my baby was wonderful, and I rocked my sobbing babe as Vegeta began to heat some fresh milk for Geta-chan. In no time, my mate had a clean bottle filled with warm milk and scooped our son into his arms as Geta-chan began to suckle hungrily at the nipple.

"Start heating some more milk," Vegeta laughed out as our son fed, "We'll need another bottle soon."

I stood as Trunks, Bulma, and Bra eagerly entered the kitchen.

"I want to see! I want to see!" Bra chirped as she peeked over her Father's shoulder, "Awwww! Trunks, our baby brother is much cuter than you."

"Ha ha," Trunks drily said as he also looked over my mate's shoulder and studied the baby, "Wow, Dad. Geta-chan looks like a little you in Super Saiyan Level Four without all the red fur."

"Think so?" my Llazzine asked as Geta-chan finished his first bottle and began to snuffle for more.

I smiled when Vegeta handed me our son and I was allowed to feed Geta-chan his second bottle. I smiled when Bulma threw her arms around my disgruntled mate and gave him a quick squeeze. The Prince rolled his eyes, but allowed the cuddle for a second before playfully nipping at one of Bulma's ears.

"Damn, Woman," Vegeta snarled with a rare smile on his face.

"Hey, Baby," I cooed down to Geta-chan as he blinked up at me with his Daeleen's eyes, "You are so handsome. Yes, you are. Isn't that right?"

I smiled when my son's little hand reached for the bottle and his soft skin brushed against my finger. I was as deeply in love with my newborn as I still was with Gohan and Goten. My heart swelled and I looked up to see my mate looking over proudly. Bulma came over to sit beside me and cooed at the baby as Vegeta answered his children's questions.

"Are my sons here?" I asked the Earth woman.

"I've called them and they will be here any minute," Bulma admitted as she reached a hand to stroke my son's cheek, "Geta-chan is beautiful, Goku."

"Isn't he?" I breathed as the little one finished his bottle and I expertly placed him to my shoulder and began to pat his back.

"Was there any complications during the birth?" Bulma asked as she turned to my older brother.

"None," Radditz assured as he leaned back in his chair, "Prince Vegeta had a pretty normal labor and has healed up with no complications."

"Good," Bulma breathed in relief just as Gohan and Goten hurried into the room.

I smiled at my sons and then jumped when Geta-chan let out a large belch.

"Father, I can see my baby brother's resemblance to you and I haven't even laid eyes on him yet," Gohan laughed out as I growled at my eldest.

"Hush, you," I warned as my mate came and took Geta-chan back into his arms.

"The right to hold the new Prince first among siblings belongs to the eldest son of a mated couple," Vegeta explained as he walked into the living room with everyone trailing behind him.

Gohan's face lit up and he eagerly sat on the couch and took his new, baby brother carefully into his arms. Everyone cooed when the newborn yawned and looked up at his eldest brother with unfocused eyes. My Llazzine came and sat beside me as we watched our son being passed from one person to the next with protective eyes.

"Geta-chan was worth it," Vegeta whispered to me with a soft look in his eyes.

"No doubt about it," I whispered back before snickering when my mate's belly rumbled, "Hungry?"

"You carry a cub in your stomach and then give birth and see how hungry you are after," Vegeta snorted before rising to take his sleeping son from Trunks, "Make me a sandwich. I'm sick of fresh game."

"Are you sick of those feet as well?" I asked hopefully.

"Kami, yes," Vegeta shuddered, "Throw them away. I'm going to take Geta-chan up to his nursery to lay him down."

I frowned as my mate nodded at everyone and went up the stairs. I hurried and made his food and rushed up to join my new family. I didn't want to be too far away from mate and son. I watched from the door as Vegeta eased some pajamas over our son's diapered bottom and laid him in his crib.

"Life just changed again," my mate whispered as he covered Geta-chan with a blanket.

"I know," I chuckled softly, "Is that bad?"

"No," my mate answered as he walked to me and leaned against my chest, "Seems like life is just getting to be good and we will never know what is around the corner."

I smiled at Vegeta and looked to our new son. I purred contentedly and beamed when I got an answering purr from my mate. At this moment in time, all was right in the world.

The end.

Dear Readers,

This has been a blast to write and I thank everyone who read and reviewed.

I have a sequel that I have been writing. I want to finish the whole story before I publish so that you guys don't have to wait so long in between updates. I won't apologize for life getting in the way of being able to update since we all get stuck with the mess of having to move at some point in our life, but I hate doing that to people who enjoy my stories.

The sequel will be called "Evolving Destinies."

I will have it up as soon as I can.

Thank you for everything!

XOXOXOX,

Me