The conclusion! WOO! Sexy time with a serious, hormone-driven Goten!

When Rei finally woke in the morning, she headed straight to the kitchen to implement the plan she'd put into action with Usa's help only six hours beforehand. She'd cook Goten breakfast, something she very rarely did, and maybe have a word with him. Then she could get started on the morning chores like usual, and all would be normal and right with the world.

Normalcy. That's what she needed. The last twenty-four hours had not been normal. Goten doing some of her chores while she stared off into space wasn't normal. Goten slipping into her room and nearly making love to her was definitely NOT normal.

Normal was fighting with Goten while he did the lovesick puppy routine and she did chores. That's what she wanted. At least one day of it while she did some thinking, damn it.

Huh, that was strange. Goten was nowhere in the vicinity of the kitchen. At six in the morning, that walking garbage disposal was always snacking on something, but even after searching for his ki, she couldn't find him. Where had he gone?

"Oh, God, he's mad," Rei groaned. That had to be it. He was angry or disappointed, or even worse—heartbroken—over what he perceived as her rejection of him. "Sweet Ares, I am such a bitch!" she moaned, leaning back against the fridge.

"Won't argue with you there, dear." Grandpa grinned at her from the doorway as he made his way to the kitchen table and took a seat.

Rei immediately moved, making him a cup of tea and something to eat. "Grandpa… have you seen Goten?" She finally inquired.

"I was wondering when you were going to ask," he chuckled. "He was up at four, doing chores, and then told me to tell you he went to spar with Vegeta for the day. He should be back around sunset." Grandpa frowned and studied her carefully. "Did you two have some sort of fight?"

"No… not exactly," Rei replied softly, turning red. "Why, did he say something?"

"Oh, no. It's just that he did all the chores. Not just his." Grandpa Hino took a sip of his tea, a bite of his toast, and chewed thoughtfully before continuing, while Rei just stared at him in surprise. "He loves you, you know."

Rei turned an even deeper shade of crimson at that statement. "I…I know."

"Then why haven't you done anything about it?" Grandpa's tone was just short of impatient now, an emotion he rarely ever showed.

"I, um… I kinda didn't realize it until last night, Grandpa," Rei admitted meekly, unable to look up at him from the floor.

Grandpa chuckled at that and shook his head. "And you call the boy dense. That's a bit of the pot calling the kettle, my dear."

"I thought it was just a passing crush!" She protested hotly. "I didn't think he wanted something serious!"

"You ever bother asking him about it?" Grandpa just smiled knowingly when that fire faded from her eyes and she stared at the floor again. "Didn't think so. You should probably talk to him tonight, child."

Rei huffed and nodded. She suddenly wasn't very hungry, so she trekked back to her room and made her bed. No chores, either, thanks to Goten. That was actually pretty sweet of him, she had to admit. She hadn't had a day off in ages.

Maybe she would go spar with Usagi and Trunks… no, damn it. Goten would be there. But… what if she could get him alone and maybe talk? Rei nodded firmly to herself and stripped off her miko robes for her sparring clothes, told Grandpa where she'd be if he needed to call her, and shot into the sky towards Capsule Corp.

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"Ignore her, brat."

"Huh?" Goten quirked an eyebrow at Vegeta's sudden order, and his eyes widened in surprise as he sensed Rei's ki closing in on them. "Fuuuuck," he groaned. "She's come to kick my ass, I knew this was gonna happen."

"Boy, are you a Saiyan warrior or a fucking sissy?"

"Has Rei ever set you on fire?" Goten huffed. "It's not pleasant."

"Feh. She's not here to bitch at you, boy, I guarantee it. That girl's going to try and corner you and do that stupid relationship-talk bullshit. She wants answers, and—"

"Well, then!" Goten shouted with glee, jumping up from his chair in the gravity room. He was nearly out the door when he felt something snag the collar of his shirt and jerk him back like a puppy on a leash that hadn't learned to heel properly. It was Vegeta, and he was holding Goten a foot off the floor. "What, Vegeta, I thought this was what we'd planned!"

"The hell it was. If you go out there to talk to her, you're crawling to her like a total bitch. You did more than enough talking last night."

"Talking? I said like, four words to her."

"After I'd told you not to talk at all. But then again, telling her to shut up was something I would have done. And the dirty talk was a nice touch," Vegeta added with a wry grin.

Goten shrugged, still being held in place. "Well, that's all I did. When I wondered what I should do next, I asked myself what you would do. And I did it. It worked."

Vegeta slowly lowered his pupil in the ways of love to the floor, his eyes a little wide in surprise. A smile slowly graced his lips, and he puffed up a bit in pride. "Now that's what I like to hear, brat. You, my boy, are a fucking prodigy. Was the thing with the wet hair…?"

Goten grinned goofily at that and ran his fingers through his hair. "Nah, that one was all me, sorry."

"Stroke of fucking genius, boy." Vegeta shook his head in wonder at this kid, who could easily double as his greatest rival.

"She looked like she wanted to lick the water off my chest," Goten said smugly, remembering the desire in her eyes. "So… what's the plan, oh great Master of Luuurve?"

"Heh, I like that, boy. I like that a lot." Vegeta took a seat where he'd been and passed Goten a beer. "Drink up, Goten."

Eyebrows lifting in surprise at hearing Vegeta actually speak his name, Goten gladly took the beer, even though it was only seven in the morning, and they both drank in companionable silence for a minute. "Alright, Goten. Phase Two begins. I, being the great Master of… that word, am going to make you look good in the eyes of your woman."

Goten snorted at that and nearly spit his beer out. "Are you telling me that you're going to let me win a fight?"

"Feh, not a chance, boy. We want this to be believable. Don't even think of it as a fight. Think of it as one of those retarded wrestling matches that that oaf, Mr. Satan, plans in advance."

"Oh, ok. So we'll choreograph it, then."

"Wrong again, boy. You're overthinking this. I'm simply not going to beat you as hard as usual, and I'm going to fail to block a few punches. Oh, and boy?" Vegeta added after a thoughtful moment.

"Yeah, Vegeta?" Goten replied in slight wonder.

"We're going to finish with a Final Flash and a Kamehameha Wave. Got it?" Vegeta smirked evilly at that. "And if that woman doesn't come to you tonight, I'll admit in front of my own daughter that I don't know everything."

Goten burst out laughing at that, and gave Vegeta a slap on the shoulder. "Oh, Kami, this is gonna be good, Vegeta. You are so fucking awesome!"

"I know," he replied smugly. And he would never get tired of hearing it. "Just one thing. When we both unleash hell, make sure our ki levels are the same. We don't want to kill each other; we just want to get knocked back and scraped up a bit from the recoil."

"Totally understood. Let's do this," Goten said gleefully.

"Oh, and only go to level two."

"Why?" Goten asked curiously. "Won't our finishers be more impressive at full strength?"

"No, it's because my mate once told me that level three, with the raised brows and the long hair, isn't very attractive. But she said that the added muscle of level two was sexy as hell," he added with a grin. "We can't do much for your looks, boy, but we don't want to make them any worse, either."

With that said, Goten and Vegeta strode outside, and Goten completely ignored the fact that Rei's head had turned to look at him. They both floated into the air, and with a battle cry they erupted into plumes of golden ki flames, going straight to level two.

Goten struck first, and fought like a madman, knowing that Vegeta would easily keep up with him and take the reins on when to get hit. When Vegeta started breaking out the energy blasts, Goten quickly followed suit, and he fought the urge to grin like an idiot when he realized that Vegeta was merely burning off his clothes in strategic areas.

His shirt was soon gone, showing off his expansive chest, along with his pants to just above his knee. Vegeta was a fucking genius.

The two Saiyans spiraled a little higher into the air, still punching and kicking at each other, while Goten landed several hits to Vegeta's torso and face. He was pretty sure that two of those hits hadn't been taken on purpose, either, but he didn't have time to gloat, because he could feel Vegeta's ki level rising, signaling that it was time to break out the really big guns.

Just as Vegeta's hands went out in front of him, his fingers curled inwards, Goten flew back quickly, bringing his hands to the side as he summoned up a glowing blue ball. He was careful to monitor his opponent's ki so that they were right about even, before they both began to yell.

"KAME… HAME… HA!"

"FINAL FLASH!"

The waves of power smashed into each other with such strength and velocity that neither of them could hold the blasts, and they both went flying back, each of them forming their own separate craters in the ground as they crashed down.

Goten chuckled, looking up at the morning sky. "That was awesome!" The words came out as a half groan; his head hurt a little from the impact, but other than that he only had some scrapes and bruises. After all, it was just his head, and like his father's, it was as hard as a rock. The impact from it hitting the ground was probably what had caused such a massive crater.

"Goten, are you alright!?" Rei peeked down into the crater; last night was completely forgotten for the moment as she wondered if he was even still alive after taking a Final Flash head on.

"I'm good," he said lightly. "Just a little banged up. How's the old man?"

"Same!" Usagi replied brightly, appearing above him, with her son in her arms. "I have to give it to you, Tousan usually puts me in the dirt when he breaks out that move. But I think you tied with him."

"Nice," Goten chuckled. "I'd better go check on him." Ignoring Rei again, even though he could feel her eyes still on him, he flew out of the crater, and found Vegeta no worse for wear. The prince was simply dusting himself off and grumbling about the damage to the yard and how his mate was going to raise hell about it. "You're fucking awesome, Vegeta," Goten said softly, just loud enough for him to hear, and no one else.

"I know," he grunted. "Now, I'm going to go train your mate, and you're going to watch for a few minutes before deciding to go home. Make something up that would make sense."

"May I ask why?"

"You just did," Vegeta replied with a smirk. "And I'm going to give your mate the answers she desperately wants to ask about Saiyan men. She'll ask them, I've been watching her glancing at my son nervously every so often. So I'd better go ahead and field the questions so as not to give the plan away."

"Brilliant, as usual. Have you ever tried playing chess, Vegeta? I think you'd be a master at it."

"Bulma's the only person who's ever beaten me. Don't fuck around with my mate when it comes to planning," he added with a groan. "That woman could have outsmarted the Saiyan Armada. Alright," he said quietly, "begin phase… whatever phase we're on. Forty-two, for all I know."

"Fuck if I know," Goten agreed, shrugging slightly. "The phase that gets me closer to getting some ass."

"Fine then, begin Operation Ass," Vegeta chuckled evilly. "Get over there with my brat and his mate."

"Can do, Master of Luuurve."

"GIRL!" Vegeta shouted as he turned his head. "Get your scrawny ass over here! … NOT YOU, Trunks! The OTHER girl!"

Goten burst out laughing at that crack so hard that he bobbed in the air for a moment. He landed next to Usagi and easily took his godson from her, tossing him in the air. "Hey, Veggie!"

The baby scowled at him, looking very much like a certain Saiyan prince. "Kami, that look is fucking scary on an infant," he snorted. "I'll bet a million credits that you're Paw Paw's boy aren't you?" Veggie perked up at the mention of Paw Paw, and turned his little flame-haired head around in search of him.

"Don't tease him," Usagi chided, taking the baby back in her arms. "Right there, Veggie, see? There's your Paw Paw. He's gonna spar with your godmom!"

Trunks cleared his throat before speaking. "So, Father was making you look good?" He asked quietly.

"Yeah," Goten chuckled, watching Rei and Vegeta rise into the air to work on some basic katas. "I'm supposed to watch for a little while, then go home. Vegeta's going to have a talk with her, apparently."

"You think that's a good idea?" Trunks asked incredulously.

"Trunks, have a little faith in your father. Like you, that man is sex on a stick. He knows what the fuck he's doing when it comes to women. What?" She giggled, when her mate shot her a look. "Tousan's sexy. At least I'm woman enough to admit it."

"As sexy as me?" Trunks purred, his eyes raking up and down his mate.

Usagi looked him up and down as a coy smile played over her mouth. "I'm not too sure, Trunks… hm…"

Trunks settled the debate by pulling the baby from her arms, passing him to Goten, and yanking his mate into his arms for an earth-shaking kiss. He only broke away when he could smell Usagi's obvious arousal. "And now?"

"Nope. Definitely not as sexy as you," she chortled, taking the baby back from his godfather.

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Vegeta huffed in false impatience when Rei glanced over at Goten for the millionth time, her face slightly reddening, and faltered in her form again. "Girl, pay attention!" He snapped, floating behind her to reposition her arms and legs. "Stiff, damn it! You're like a limp noodle!"

"Gomen, sensei," Rei said quickly, stealing another quick look at the demi-Saiyan.

"Feh, not again." Vegeta kicked lightly at the back of her knee to prove a point, and followed her gaze. Not like he didn't know what she was looking at already. "If Kakarot's brat is distracting you this badly, then just go fuck his brains out and come back when you're willing to work!" He snapped.

"Wha!?" Rei yelled, mouth hanging open in shock. "Why, I—you—I'm not—ARGH! SHUT UP, VEGETA!" She yelled, when he started laughing at her stuttering.

Vegeta only laughed harder when she threw a fireball at him and succeeded in singeing his arm. "That's more like it, girl. Hn, it looks like your boyfriend's staring back at you, now," he chuckled. When her head whipped around so she could lock eyes with Goten, she went sailing into the ground from a lovetap to the shoulder. "You're getting sloppy, Rei!"

He barely dodged a fireball aimed for his head, and looked up when he smelled smoke. "Damn girl!" He growled, as he slapped at his hair to extinguish it. Vegeta immediately put her in a headlock when she flew at him, and pinned her arms behind her back with his free hand. "Listen here, girly. Whatever it is that's bothering you, you worry about it on your time, not mine! Understand!? And if you set my hair on fire ever again, I'm giving you a pounding that'll put you in the tank for a week!"

Rei stopped struggling, and fought the urge to cry. "Let me go."

Vegeta released her, and huffed when he saw her violet eyes shining with tears. "Gravity room," he grunted, "right now. You and I are going to have a little chat." He gave a quick ki signal to Goten to fuck off when Rei did as he'd ordered, and quickly followed her in. The prince slammed the door behind him and leaned against it in an obvious signal that she wasn't going anywhere until he said so. "Spill it, girl."

He waved his hand when she blushed and sniffled a little. "Don't fucking cry!" He snapped. God, he hated watching women cry, it always made him feel uncomfortable as hell! "I already know what happened last night with you and Goten." Vegeta rolled his eyes when she shot him an angry look. "Just like you and my daughter, Goten and my son share everything. And my son and I share everything."

"Oh," she said simply. Rei could hardly get mad for Goten and Trunks having the same policy on women that her and Usagi had on men. She swallowed and scrubbed at her eyes before looking down at the floor. "What does it mean?" She finally asked.

Vegeta chuckled at that, locked the door with his pin code, and strode over to grab a beer. As an afterthought, he handed her one as well. "He wants you, simple as that."

"I think that was obvious," Rei muttered dryly. She gratefully took the beer and chugged half of it.

"Or… you could have just been too noisy, and he was trying to sleep," Vegeta mused. "So he came in to shut you the fuck up." His eyes danced with amusement, despite his straight face, when Rei gaped at him in horror.

"Please tell me that was a joke," she choked out. Rei sighed with relief when Vegeta smirked and nodded, chugging some more of his beer. "Is no secret sacred in this family?" She groaned. "I'd better never hear of this outside of this conversation ever again."

"Trust me, I don't really want to discuss Kakarot's brat getting my student off," Vegeta replied curtly, handing her another beer when she finished the first one. "So, do you want him?"

"I—uh—" Rei was floored by that question.

"It's a simple question, girl. Do you want him or not? If you do, go to him. If not, don't."

"But, why didn't he just—" Rei blushed and stared at the floor, unable to finish the sentence. "Ugh, I hate this."

"He's Saiyan, Rei," Vegeta replied, not without sympathy. "He wants you for his mate, and that's not something we do lightly. If you sleep with him, that's it. It's more binding than any pathetic human marriage could ever be. You'll be joined, body and mind."

"So we'll be married."

"Essentially, yes. It's a Saiyan marriage. And I'll warn you right now, don't be surprised if he gets a little rough with you the first time. He's been chasing you for quite some time. Longer than I chased Bulma, and I wasn't very gentle with her, despite the fact that Saiyan males can't really hurt their mates."

Rei groaned at that and cracked open the second beer before taking a long drink. She thought quietly for a moment before shaking her head. "But Goten's so nice all the time… he's even more chipper than his father."

"Much to my annoyance," Vegeta snorted. "But he's also a Saiyan, and Goten doesn't embrace that side of himself like I do, or like Trunks. Kakarot does when he's fighting, but he keeps it banked when he's not. I guarantee you that it's going to come out of him, though." He took another drink. "How was he last night?"

"Intense. Very intense."

"It's already coming out of him, then. Just watch your ass, girl. If you put him off for too long, he could get violent. Not with you," he added quickly, when Rei shot him a terrified look, "but someone's going to wind up hurt. Most likely the first jackass that hits on you in front of him."

"Oh. Gotcha. And I do want him," she said softly. "Physically, anyway."

"Well, there you are, then. The rest will come later, once he's marked you."

"Vegeta, you are such an ass," Rei huffed. "I want more than that with a man before I marry him, damn it."

"Feh. That damned L word, right? Trust me, girl, that stupid emotion will come eventually." Vegeta glared at her when she grinned and opened her mouth. "If you ask me that question, I'll turn the gravity up to 300G."

Rei closed her mouth, but her grin was still there. She'd been about to ask if Vegeta loved Bulma. "Hai, sensei."

"Just go to him when he's sleeping," he finally advised. "A woman only enters a warrior's room when he's sleeping if she's his mate or wants to be his mate. Just stepping foot in his room will do the trick, he'll probably smell you and wake up." He hesitated before turning his head to speak sincerely. "I saw the way you were looking at him, girl. It's the same way my son looks at Usagi, and the same way Goten looks at you."

Rei's ears turned red at that, and she shook her head. "Sweet Ares… I am not in love with Goten," she muttered. "I'm not."

"Lie to yourself all you want, girl. Now, I'm going to train in here for a while. Go home, and come back when you're mated and you can concentrate. Damned women, always bitching about their problems." Vegeta pointed at the door when she didn't move. "Out."

She finished her beer and threw the bottle in the trash can. "Fine," she snorted. "Men."

"Oh, one more thing, girl. When he tells you that you're his, you'd better damned well agree, or he'll become an even bigger pain in the ass than he already is."

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"Grandpa?"

The old man looked up from his work in the shrine and smiled at Goten. "So, you finally going to tell me what happened last night?" He waggled his eyebrows when Goten blushed and shook his head. "Ah, that's what I thought. Judging from the way Rei was acting this morning, I put two and two together."

"Yeah, that's kinda why I'm here." He ran his hand through his hair nervously. "I was wondering… would you marry us when the time comes?"

"Son, you didn't even have to ask. Just tell me when and I'll do it," he answered with a grin. "Of course, I'll expect a great-grandchild in exchange. I'll even waive my normal ceremony fee."

Goten jumped when his phone rang; it was a ringtone he'd never heard come from the device before that very moment. The Imperial March, from Star Wars. "The Dark Side's calling," he chuckled. "Hang on, Grandpa, this is important."

"Yeah, Vegeta," he said a little brightly.

"Phase Forty-Two is complete. Operation Ass is a go," he chuckled evilly.

"So, she's…"

"On her way back. I just kicked her out of the gravity room. I suggest that you play least-in-sight and let her come to you, boy. I informed her of the rules about a warrior's bedroom."

"Oh?" Goten grinned. "Well, then, maybe I'll just hole up in there for the day."

"My thoughts exactly. Make her come to you, that way it'll be on your turf. Remember that it is a battle, and you can pick the arena." Vegeta chuckled at that. "I suppose the bedroom is a sparring arena, in a way. Now, I'm going to go train, and if either of you two bothers me about any more of this bullshit, I'll—"

"Yeah, yeah, I know. Next dimension. Final Flash. Lots of pain. And Vegeta? Thanks, man. You're fucking awesome."

"So I've heard." Click.

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Rei located Goten's ki the moment she touched down at the shrine, and not surprisingly, he was in his room. "Ugh, how am I going to talk to him if he's up there?" She stalked to her room, and knowing full well that he could hear her through the thin door, she spoke as she changed clothes. "I want to talk, Goten." She nearly sighed with relief when she felt his ki move to the door, even though it didn't open, and threw on her miko robe. "There, I'm dressed. Thank you for being polite."

The door slid back, and the way Goten was looking at her was so intense that it was almost scary. Yup, the Saiyan was coming out, alright. "There's not much to talk about," he said flatly.

Rei glared at him and clenched her fist as she stomped up to the doorway, but was careful not to cross over the threshold. "On the contrary, Son Goten, there is an awful lot to talk about." The fire in her violet eyes died a little when his gaze slid from her face, down her body, and back up again slowly. She licked her lips a little in anticipation. "At least let me treat those scrapes," she added.

"I'm fine," he said emphatically, gritting his teeth at the amount of control he was forcing himself to exert. His hand clenched into a fist when she just barely reached over into his room and brushed her fingers against his lip, which was freshly split from the fight with Vegeta. "Rei," he warned.

The miko blushed, but gathered her courage to reach down and tug him into her room by his gi. "Come on, sit down and let me at least clean those cuts. Then I'll leave you alone if that's what you want, ok?" She asked, almost shyly. When he tried to free himself, she pulled him down to her and kissed him.

Goten relaxed the moment their lips met, and purred with pleasure when she wrapped her legs around his waist as he lifted her. Now that he found the Saiyan in him retreating a little at the contact, he had some control over his actions, at least a little bit. He carried her over to her bed and tipped her back onto it while he continued to simply kiss her. "Rei," he finally said, once he was sure he could pull away without going a little crazier than he already felt, "if this is what you want…"

The priestess gave him the barest of nods, and grabbed his shirt, determined to jerk him back down, but to her surprise he wasn't moving. "What? Goten?"

"If this is what you want," he repeated, a little more firmly, "then I'll see you tonight." My arena, damn it. With that, he nipped at her lower lip, and quickly returned to his room, leaving her lying on her bed and stunned for the second time in less than twenty-four hours. Only this time, she was left fiercely aroused.

At first, Rei wanted to bang on his door and scream and rant and call him a list of choice names that she reserved for him alone when she was at her most furious. But something about the way he'd looked at her stopped her flat.

This wasn't the normal Goten. This was the Saiyan in him, and he wasn't playing around.

This wasn't a joke that he would laugh off later on.

"Alright," she said softly, after tapping softly on his door, "I'm going to get something to eat. I'll leave some food outside your door." Rei wanted to say more, a lot more, but she shook her head stubbornly before heading to the kitchen.

She cooked several of Goten's favorite foods while she swore to herself softly in Japanese at her own damned pride, knowing all too well that she was going to wind up giving in once the sun was down. He simply felt too good, felt too right, for her to ignore him any longer. Yeah, she'd secretly been harboring a mild crush for him over the last few months, but now it was something much more serious.

No man had ever made her feel so perfect and cherished just from something as simple as a kiss, and not including what had happened last night, the kiss from just this afternoon was enough to make her knees weak. "Damn him to the bowels of Hell," she sighed as she carried a loaded tray up to the door in the hallway that led to his room.

She knocked and waited, but when he didn't answer, she sighed in disappointment and longing. "I'll leave the tray, then," she said in defeat. Rei heard the door open once she was at her own door, but didn't look back at him as she slipped inside. She'd likely see plenty of him—every inch, in fact—in only a few hours.

She'd take a shower in the meantime, and then a nap, since she was pretty sure that she wasn't going to get much sleep that night.

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Rei took a deep breath and tried her hardest not to nervously wring her hands. It was time. If she was going to do this, she needed to just go ahead and do it. Just a knock on his door, the simplest of motions. She'd walk up to his door, raise her hand, and tap her fist against the rice paper.

And hopefully he'd answer. However, she had a sinking feeling that he was going to make her come to him.

She checked herself in the mirror one more time. Her light application of makeup was perfect, and her hair was sleek and shiny. Rei had shaved her legs— and one other choice area— and her red silk robe looked good on her, showing off those long, smooth legs that she took pride in. She'd considered whether or not to wear a nightie, but she knew that as badly as Goten wanted her, simple was probably best in the way of clothing.

Steeling herself, she approached the door between their rooms, raised her hand… and froze. What was she doing!? "I can't do this!" She whined to herself softly. "I must be out of my fucking mind! This is Goten, for Ares's sake!" She leaned against the wall and sighed in frustration. "I can't possibly be in love with Goten," she whispered desperately.

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Goten laid awake in his bed, waiting for her to make her decision while he heard every word of what she was saying to herself out loud. She was in love with him!

That made it all worth it. All of the headaches—and the other ache, which was significantly further south—the frustration, and the months of wondering if she'd even like him totally worth it all. With a satisfied sigh, he rolled onto his stomach and shut his eyes, prepared to pretend to be sleeping should she knock. If she truly wanted him, she'd come to him.

He jumped when he finally heard a soft knock several minutes later.

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Rei fought to breathe, and began wringing her hands nervously while she waited for him to come to the door. She'd expected him to immediately slide the door open and drag her to the bed caveman style—hell, she was almost hoping for it, at least it would be easier to let him take control of the situation— but when a full minute passed with no answer, she started to wonder if he was even in there.

A quick scan for his ki confirmed that he was in his room, and in bed. "Fuuuuck, Goten!" She ground through her teeth. "How in the hell could you be sleeping at a time like this!?" Rei leaned against the wall again, thumping her head purposely against it. "Fuck," she whispered.

A little annoyed, she tapped on the door again, a little louder this time. When he still didn't answer, her temper got the better of her, and she slid the door open to glare daggers at him from across the room. She stepped in without even thinking about it, storming over to his bedside, but Vegeta's words came back to her just before she completely closed the gap.

A woman only enters a warrior's room when he's sleeping if she's his mate or wants to be his mate.

Fuck, Rei thought. No, I'm not ready for this. Not yet. I'll talk to him tomorrow… if he'll even open his door. She sighed heavily as she simply watched him sleep for a few moments. He looked so peaceful, and this was the first time that she could actually look at him without worrying about him catching her at it.

God, he was so damned gorgeous that it should have been a crime. Rei gave another little sigh before turning towards her room and her own bed.

She shrieked and jumped when she felt a rough hand close around her wrist and jerk her back hard enough to make her lose her balance. She fell, but a pair of strong arms caught her before she could hit the nightstand. "I didn't mean to scare you," Goten whispered in her ear from behind. "Sorry."

Rei shivered when she felt his breath ghost over her skin just before his lips began to explore the back of her neck. "Goten… I—I was just about to go back to my room. I don't think I'm—" She moaned as his hands snaked around her to cup her breasts. "—ready for this," she finished softly.

"You are, or you wouldn't have come in here at all," Goten growled in her other ear. He turned her and began to lead her back to his bed.

As if in a trance, Rei couldn't unlock her gaze from his, and let him tug her down onto the double bed. Her hands shook as he rolled her onto her back and kissed her, while he began untying her robe.

He groaned at the feel of her bare skin sliding against his own as he parted the red silk, and he pulled back for a moment just to look at her. Goten sighed happily at the sight of her, running his hands down her sides worshipfully. "You're just so damned beautiful," he breathed, "and you're all mine."

Rei swallowed at the possessive tone he used as he spoke that last word. "Goten, I—" Her hand shook as she reached up to cup his face and run her thumb over his lips. She licked her own when he bit down lightly on the soft finger.

Letting the Saiyan in him take over more than he had yesterday, he ground himself against her hip, relishing the sensation. "You're mine," he repeated, "pretty much whether you like it or not, woman. So just accept it and get used to it."

His dominating demeanor brought a bit of the normal Rei to the surface. "You'd better lose that attitude, monkey boy," she snapped hotly. "I will not be—"

Goten kissed her fiercely, effectively shutting her up, at least for the moment, and all thoughts of protest went right out the window as he slid his fingers between her legs.

She lifted her hips in invitation when he brushed them against her, and moaned into his mouth when they parted her folds and slid inside of her. "Goten," she whimpered, "please, we need to—"

"Shut up," he growled, "we'll talk later. Right now, I want a replay of last night."

"Ok." Wrapping her arms around him, her mouth travelled over his jaw, licking and nipping at the ruddy skin, until he couldn't take anymore and was kissing her again, hot and demanding and raw. When his thumb joined in with his fingers, it was just like the night before, and her hips were bucking wildly as she exploded and clung to him, moaning his name. "You feel so good," she whispered in wonder, once she'd relaxed against him with a satisfied sigh.

"There's another part of me that'll feel even better," he growled, nipping lightly at her breast. "But you wanted to talk, so hurry the fuck up. Before I change my mind," he added darkly. Damn it, he wanted her, and he wanted her now!

"Talk?" Rei asked in confusion, her voice barely above a whisper as she looked up at him with hazy eyes.

"You will not be…?" The impatience in his voice could have been heard by a deaf man.

"Mmm… a quiet, meek, housewife," she replied, after thinking for a minute. "You're not going to boss me around." She'd meant for the words to come out with a touch of justifiable anger, but after the way he'd just made her body sing, they sounded submissive.

Goten's lips twitched up in a Vegeta-like smirk, and he bent his head to nip at her shoulder. "I never said that. I just said that you're mine. And you are."

"And you're going to marry me. I'm not bearing children out of wedlock," she said, a little more firmly.

"Good, because you're going to be pregnant by the time I'm through with you, I guarantee it," he told her with a grin. He pinned her wrists back with a scowl when she shoved at him, the last several minutes nearly forgotten. "Saiyan males are at their most potent when they first claim a mate, Rei. If you're not pregnant by morning, I'll be extremely surprised. At least I'm warning you in advance.

"Vegeta didn't hear the end of it for months. Why do you think he ran off-world to train before the androids got here? It wasn't to achieve Super Saiyan, as he'd have everyone believe. It was to get the fuck away from Bulma's mouth."

While that was definitely ammunition that she was going to tuck away in the recesses of her mind for later use against her sensei, she focused on the real subject. Even though the thought of Vegeta running from the aqua-haired genius was hilarious. "How do you know for sure?" She argued, trying in vain to free her arms. Damn it, he was too strong, and with her hands pinned like they were, she couldn't use her fire to get loose.

Not that she would use it against him. At least, she probably wouldn't. Maybe.

Goten raised his head and gave her a look that bordered on condescending. The Saiyan in him was really starting to take over, and his control was balancing on a knife's edge. "Gohan. Trunks. Pan. Vegeta Jr. Think about it, woman."

Sweet Ares, he was right. Bulma had mentioned something once before about Trunks being conceived the night Vegeta had claimed her, and Ami and Usagi had gotten pregnant awfully fast, too. Rei shook her head and sighed a little. She wanted kids, yes, but she didn't want them right away!

"Sorry, but that's part of it, Rei," Goten said flatly. He trembled a little and his eyes fluttered as she struggled once more and her hip pressed against him firmly. "Kami, woman… please just hold still," he groaned. "I have like, zero fucking control right now."

Rei glanced down and licked her lips, no longer so focused on escaping at the sight of him. "The Saiyan in you is coming out, isn't it?" She asked softly. "Vegeta warned me about that."

"Yeah," he replied hoarsely. "So if you've got any other terms for your surrender, you'd better voice them quickly. You're wasting the time I'd planned on using for more foreplay."

Rei chuckled at that; that last statement sounded a lot more like the normal Goten. "We're staying at the shrine," she finally said.

"Done. Please tell me that's it." He groaned when she ground her hip against him again, this time on purpose. "Good," he growled impatiently, dipping his head again to bite down on her shoulder lightly. "Kami, I want to mark you so damned badly," he said in frustration.

Rei's hands shook as he released them, and she slowly began to explore the rigid muscles that she'd ached to touch, running her mouth along his neck. "Go head," she whispered, trailing her lips to his shoulder.

He moaned when her teeth raked over his shoulder, and lost the last ounce of control he had, biting down fiercely into her soft skin. Goten felt her nails digging into his back just as a sharp pain came from his own shoulder, followed by a wave of driving need.

Rei felt him shaking from the strain, could feel the need to take her pouring through their new bond, and shifted her hips into position, lifting them in invitation as she pressed down on his backside with her hands, urging him forward.

Goten sunk into her heat with a shuddering moan, followed by a whimper of ecstasy and embarrassment.

Rei shushed him and moved her hips to ride out his sudden climax, ignoring the discomfort she felt from the sheer size of him. "Virgin?" She asked in understanding.

"Not anymore," he answered dryly.

"Smartass."

"Better than a dumbass." Goten licked her mark and growled at himself in frustration. "Sorry."

"We can try again later," she offered, running her fingers up and down his back in a soothing motion, trying her hardest not to seem a little disappointed. Goten had been burning for her for months, and combined with the fact that he'd been a virgin, she could hardly fault him for pumping and dumping.

In a way, it was actually a little flattering.

"Later?" He snorted. "After yesterday in the shower…" Goten chuckled and looked down at her, and the sight of her naked had him instantly hard.

"Holy shit," she whispered in awe, as she felt him fill her once more. "What happened yesterday in the shower?" She asked curiously.

"I thought about you, and got off three times in a row. Just from thinking about you. " He withdrew slowly and thrust into her, purring with pleasure as she moaned, a hitch in her breath.

"Goten, I—I think I'm—" Rei's eyes rolled back as he thrust forward again and slipped his hand between them to stroke her. "Oh God," she choked out, just as she arched against him and came even harder than the night before.

He purred as he continued to move inside of her slowly, nipping at her shoulder just hard enough to reopen her mark before lowering his mouth to her breast. He nibbled at the underside of it, and grunted with pleasure when he felt her tighten around him again, crying out his name. "I love you, Rei," he whispered into her skin.

Rei drug him up so she could kiss him, and wrapped her legs around his waist tightly. Her nails dug into his hips as he sped up and she climaxed yet again, this time taking him with her.

Goten groaned and bit down on her shoulder as he wrapped his arms around her waist and lifted her against him, driving forward with mindless need as the Saiyan in him completely took over.

Crying out, she reached her peak again and again as he took her roughly, and was shaking from head to toe by the time he finally sagged against her, moaning as he spilled into her for the third time. "Kami, Rei…" His arms tightened around her possessively and he nuzzled his face against her breasts tenderly. "I didn't hurt you, did I? I couldn't help that last ten minutes or so."

"Hurt me?" She asked incredulously. "Goten, were you even listening? You had me yelling so loudly I think I woke up half of South City!"

"Mm, last part's a little hazy," he mumbled. "Kinda lost control."

Rei cracked open her eyes and laughed softly before running her fingers through his blonde hair. "I can see that." She smiled as he looked up at her with emerald green eyes. "You ascended to level two," she explained, when he seemed confused by the mirth in her expression.

"Oh," he snorted, laughing right along with her. "Well, that would explain the rush I felt when…"

"When what?" Rei asked.

"I know Vegeta had a talk with you," he said seriously, kissing her neck. "He explained that we have a bit of a primal side, right?"

"Yeah, why? Did the beastie in you stage a hostile takeover?"

"Yeah, that's why I was worried that I'd hurt you. I never really let it take over before, not completely, but—"

"A Saiyan can't hurt his mate," Rei replied, cutting him off. "And honestly, that last ten minutes was pretty fucking awesome, Goten."

He shook his head in wonder when she gave him a sexy come-hither smile, and kissed it right off of her lips. "You're mine, Rei. All mine."

"Yeah, I'm yours," she agreed gently, knowing, thanks to Vegeta, that he needed to hear those words. Rei smirked as she realized that they were the Saiyan equivalent of 'I love you,' and made a mental note to harass Vegeta about it the next time she trained with him. "Goten?"

"Mm?"

"Apparently Vegeta and Trunks share everything, so if you give Trunks details about this, I'll be forced to set your ass on fire. I'm sure you understand."

Goten buried his face in her breasts once more to hide his grin, and immediately pushed aside the temptation to tell her what had been going on. Nah, he decided. She didn't need the blow to her pride, and he definitely didn't need her to saw his balls off in his sleep. "Sure, but the same goes for you and Usagi, then. Since Usagi tells Trunks everything anyway."

"Ugh, is no secret sacred among you damned monkeys?" Rei sputtered.

"Close-knit family," Goten chuckled. "I'm sure you'll be the same one day…" He lightly stroked her flat stomach before sliding down to kiss it. "…with our daughter." Goten grinned when he felt her tense, preparing to scream at him.

Ah, the joys of a Saiyan marriage.

Devafeid: You're so SWEET! *HUG* Have you checked out my first DBZ/SM fic, The Golden Stranger? I think you'll like that one, too, sugar! And don't you have an account? You can PM me that way, or I can at least message you whenever you leave a review so that I can properly thank you!

Serena66: Yes, his tactical mind knows no bounds, and without a fight to keep it busy, he has to find something to keep himself entertained!

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Ana: Last but totally not least. I hope you loved this fic as much as I loved writing it. I know how much you love this pairing, and my interpretation of snarky, lovable Vegeta. :D I'm considering making this a triple-shot, but don't hold me to it. You know the Muse will speak when and if she's ready.