| Chapter 23: Love Knows No Bounds Gohan watched her go and sighed. He touched his lips and he could still taste Videl on them. He sighed again, and turned around, only to have everyone looking at him with goo-goo eyes. �WHAT??� he asked with a frown. Everyone just chuckled. �Awe, don�t be upset, son. It�s all a part of growing up,� Goku started. Gohan put his hands over his ears. �Your mom and I were the same way at one time.� �I am NOT listening to this, Dad!� Gohan said as he walked off. Everyone continued to chuckle. �We really shouldn�t laugh at him. This is something new in his life,� Bulma pointed out. �Yeah, I guess you�re right. He�s probably really embarrassed now,� Gayah informed. Goku laughed. �Oh, he�ll be just fine! I know my son!� he stated. Suddenly, Gayah yawned. �Hey, you tired, Gayah?� Bulma asked. She just shook her head. �No, not really,� she responded. Zasyder frowned. �Yes, you are. I can feel it,� Zasyder scolded. Gayah shook her head at him. �I hate you sometimes,� she snapped. He just smiled. �That�s my job,� he smiled. He turned to everyone. �I�m taking her to bed, if you don�t mind. After everything that happened, and all of this excitement, I would say even SHE needs her rest. See you guys later.� Everyone watched as Zasyder led a tired Gayah into Capsule Corp. On their way in, they saw Vegeta leaning on the wall with his eyes closed, as if he was waiting for someone. �Vegeta? You alright?� Gayah asked as she stopped. He slowly opened up his eyes and looked at the woman standing before him. �I�m just fine, woman. But I can sense tiredness in you,� he replied. He looked at Zasyder. �You better take good care of her, Yevethan, or I�ll have your head.� Zasyder just smiled and nodded, and continued to lead Gayah down the hall. Gayah smiled at the Prince�s concern for her, and the two of them walked into their guest bedroom. �Whoa Trunks! Take it easy! I�m fine now! I thought I told you that already!� Kitaria replied through the vid phone. She was looking at a worried and angry Trunks. �I�m coming right now. I want to see you for myself,� Trunks stated. And with that, he disappeared from the vid phone. �Trunks, wait!� Kitaria grumbled to herself. �You can tell he�s the son of Vegeta. He�s stubborn as all hell.� Zasyder led Gayah in the bedroom and closed the door behind him. She walked into the bathroom and changed into some comfortable clothing. When she walked out, Zasyder was staring through the skylight and the bright blue sky. Gayah looked at her husband and smiled. She climbed into bed with him, sitting right next to him with her head on his chest. �You know, for the past Namekian year, I�ve had to sleep alone,� Gayah whispered to him, almost as if she didn�t want him to hear her. Zasyder looked down at her and a saddened look came upon his face. �I�m sorry I wasn�t there to help you.� Zasyder moved away and looked at her. �Gayah, don�t say that, please. It wasn�t your fault what happened to me. It was MINE. I was the one who made the stupid move of going after Ajiin. And if I made a dumbfounded move like that, I deserved to die,� Zasyder explicated. Gayah slapped him in the arm. �Don�t YOU say that! NO ONE deserves to die, except for Ajiin! All of you who died because of him shouldn�t have! You were all doing it for good intentions, but it still was wrong,� Gayah implied. Zasyder just smiled and ran his hand through her hair. �Gayah, don�t get angry. This is a time for you to take it easy. I�m back, Gohan�s back, and Vegeta�s back. Everything is back to normal. Let�s just live our lives to the fullest,� Zasyder remarked. Gayah nodded and tried to smile. �Yes, I guess you�re right.� Kitaria rushed into the back yard just in time to find Trunks landing in his Time Machine. He barely landed before he jumped out and ran over to Kitaria, picking her up, holding her as tight as he could. �Trunks, hold it, will you? I told you before that I�m okay!� Kitaria assured him. Trunks pulled her away, studying her body from head to toe. �You may be okay now, but you weren�t then! Why didn�t you tell me this sooner?� Trunks demanded. Kitaria looked at her feet. �I didn�t want to worry you, that�s all. I knew how you would react,� Kitaria answered. �You�re right. I wish someone would have called me so I could have come back to kill Ajiin,� Trunks said angrily. �Trunks, you wouldn�t have had a chance! Everyone except for Goku and Gayah died! And Gayah was so lucky because she almost DID die!� Kitaria pointed out. �Well, I could have at least come back to hurt him a little,� Trunks corrected himself. Kitaria shook her head. �Trunks, I told you once, and I�ll tell you again. Everything is alright now. I�m fine. Everyone else is fine. The Earth is fine. Everyone is safe again, so there is nothing to worry about right now,� Kitaria commented. �Maybe not right now, but what if something happens again sometime soon?� Trunks asked. �THEN what are you going to do?� �Well, probably hurt them pretty bad for ruining my great life.� �I�m going in to find Vegeta! I�ll be right back!� Bulma called as she started to walk inside. As she walked in, she saw Vegeta leaning on the wall with his eyes closed. �Vegeta, what are you doing?� She walked up to him and touched his shoulder. He opened his eyes and looked at her. Then he grabbed her and carried her to their bedroom. He practically threw her on the bed and closed the door. �V-Vegeta? Wh-what in the world do you think you�re doing??� He climbed on top of her. �I missed you, woman. Can�t I spend some time alone with my own mate?� he asked. �With everyone here?� Bulma questioned. �Of course.� �But Vegeta�we can�t!� �Yes we can. It doesn�t matter if there is anyone here. That�s never stopped us before,� Vegeta pointed out. �Or is this all a plan because you�re not in the mood like you usually are?� Bulma blushed. �No, that�s not it, Vegeta. What if they hear us?� Bulma questioned. �Let them.� He leaned down and kissed her on the neck. They laced their fingers together and kissed passionately. �Vegeta�� Zasyder looked down at Gayah. �Do you want to know what I mean by that?� Gayah looked at him. �Mean by what?� �Living our lives to the fullest.� �Sure.� Zasyder leaned forward and kissed her fervently. He moved away, smiling. �Are you suggesting�� Zasyder interrupted her with a nod. �Oh ho, no. We CAN�T. Not here, Zasyder, not now.� �Oh YES we can, and we WILL.� |