Monkey Moon part 5b

        Goku could only moan as he collapsed against Raditz, eerie pleasure washing over
        him like sweet torture. The sugary metallic tang in his mouth tingled sensations in his
        body like a drug, spiking down his spine. Red fog turned to white sharpness as a hand
        massaged his tail stump.

        "Yatta!!" Hips jerked as Goku howled against Raditz, creaming his pants. Seconds
        later Raditz moved as well, roaring as he ground against his brother. A sticky flood
        plastered through fabric, gluing them together. They lay shivering in silence, arms
        wrapped around.

        Goku weakly lifted his head. "That was amazing" he nearly whispered. "But I still don't
        understand. Why...?"

        Equally dark eyes drooped up at him as handsome features softened. "First, tell me
        how you feel?"

        Goku rolled off his brother into the grass. "Warm...like I'm drugged or something."

        Raditz smiled again, his lips a bloody smear also. "And?"

        The tingling returned. "Shit. Like I'm horny...I never just came like that!"

        Raditz pulled him close. "That's good..."

        Goku sat up slowly, as if waking from a dream. "Something is definitely wrong with
        me. This is sick!!"

        The older saiyan fought back a stab of anger. "Stop trying to convince yourself of
        that."

        "First I lost control with Nappa, and now you."

        "You aren't human, Kakarot, no matter how long you live here."

        Goku stiffened in anger. "Dammit, don't confuse me!!"

        Raditz yawned. "Feels good to let go, doesn't it?"

        "I don't know what you mean..."

        "No? Chi Chi and I discussed much."

        "Leave my wife out of this!"

        "She had a few questions..."

        Goku was astonished. "What? About me?!"

        A smirk. "Hn, about saiyans."

        "I don't believe this!"

        "We didn't go into specifics, but I could tell your behavior baffles her at times."

        Goku was curious in spite of himself. "What did she say?"

        "She says you try to bite her when you're alone. I get the impression it frightens her."

        Goku gulped. "I can't control the urge most of the time. We've had bad arguments on
        the subject."

        "What happened?"

        "I'd end up leaving the bedroom. I didn't trust myself to touch her."

        "You couldn't tell her that?"

        "I did, but she was confused and asked me why. How could I explain what I didn't
        understand myself?"

        "Good point. If you had your tail back-"

        "Enough with the tail already!"

        Raditz shook his head. "No, this is important. I daresay you'd never stay married to
        her if you had it."

        Goku gawked. "What the fug's that got to do with-"

        "Remember what I told you about how it functions. Those 'urges' you've managed to
        suppress up until now would control you."

        "I can't...are you saying I'd attack my wife?"

        "I don't know about human culture in the bedroom arena, but on saiya making love is
        hardly classified as an 'attack'."

        "Wait a minute, slow down. Saiyans bite all the time when they do it?"

        "Of course."

        Goku was muted. "I see..."

        "Have you wanted to drink her blood?"

        Dark eyes flashed wide. "She told you about that, too? Redatta!!"

        Raditz laughed. "Easy, brother, or I might think you're turning all saiyan on me. Yes,
        we briefly discussed it."

        "I should have gotten home earlier."

        "I believe you were humping with Nappa at the time."

        "Kuso..."

        "That human mask is showing cracks. No matter."

        "Dammitt!!" Goku picked at his backside again. Raditz watched him carefully.

        "Itching again?"

        "Yeah, it's driving me crazy...I can't stand this!!"

        Raditz stared at the clear water nearby. "Perhaps a cool dip would help...besides,
        we're rather sticky, ne?"

        Goku sniffed. "I'll say...not that it bothers me much. Chi Chi's always griping about
        bathing after sex."

        Raditz lifted an eyebrow at the sudden trust of information. "That a human custom?"

        "I guess...I kinda like the way she smells after, anyway. But she always tells me I
        reek, so I hit the shower."

        Another laugh. "Delightful."

        "Yeah, sure" Goku dropped his saturated pants and dived in. Raditz copied the
        gesture and followed him in, grinning at the sight of bronzed flesh.

        "Hn, you're hung like a balrat , Kakarot. Some things definitely run in the family."

        Goku grinned back, eyes moving down. "You pack pretty good too, Raditz."

        ****

        Vegeta paced impatiently at the keep. "Raditz is gone a long time."

        Nappa kicked back at their small satellite center. "I wouldn't worry about it too much,
        ouji. He and Kakarot have a lot of catching up to do."

        Vegeta gave him a sideways glare. "I still am not pleased you touched him."

        Nappa flushed. "Unavoidable, my prince..."

        "What kind of shit are you telling me, Nappa?"

        The bald general purred gently. "He tempted me with his flesh."

        Vegeta stared. "What, are you telling me he seduced you?! "

        "Hai, he sunbathed on the rocks after going for a swim."

        The prince had a mental picture, his velvety black tail waving. "Do tell."

        "Hn, I had to jump that fat ass...he knew I was nearby, watching!"

        Sharp fangs clacked together. "I've never seen all of it." Vegeta admitted.

        Nappa chewed on a bone. "Perfection. He'd never be safe from me were we on
        Saiya..."

        Vegeta growled. "He and I have a history, Nappa. Remember that!"

        The general stopped chewing in surprise. "Are you saying the two of you?!"

        A snort. "No...although I entertained thoughts when I first arrived on earth and
        wanted him to join me."

        "Why would he refuse? I never understood that."

        "He knew nothing of himself, and was raised as an earthling. Kakarot fascinated me
        no end, Nappa. Here was a powerful saiyan warrior who talked like a mealy mouthed
        human. I had to determine his motivations."

        "The fact he's easy on the eyes doesn't hurt either, ne?"

        Vegeta joined his general at the table, giving a half smile. "Yes, there is that."

        Nappa took a dare. "Vegeta, are you in love with him?"

        Dark eyes flashed in fury. "You dare ask me that?!"

        The general cringed slightly. "No offense, but I'm curious. You always talk of
        Kakarot-"

        "So what? I've hardly hidden the fact that I want him."

        "That isn't what I asked, prince. You and I both know Kakarot is no plaything."

        Vegeta crackled with power. "You think to challenge for him during jungle run? He is
        MY choice!!"

        Nappa pulled his chin in thought. "Hn, I just thought he was a passing fancy."

        "I don't need to explain myself to you!"

        "You forget I know you too well, prince...challenges excite you like nothing else. And
        Kakarot is a challenge..."

        "He isn't a game, Nappa!" Vegeta snapped.

        The general was silent a moment. "Does he know how you feel?"

        Vegeta slammed his fist down. "ENOUGH, Nappa...I won't be examined in this..."

        "No games, my prince. Jungle run will expose all lies."

        "The prince of saiyans always gets what he wants. I don't need deception or
        trickery."

        Nappa stared at his prince hard, sensing the fire and passion. "Kami, I see it in your
        eyes..."

        "You see nothing!"

        "It must have been frustrating all this time, fighting against him and at his side..."

        "You're asking to get burned, Nappa."

        Nappa laughed. "My sweet prince is angry at me? A loyal servant to the house of
        Vegeta for decades?" he made an affected lisp and batted his eyes.

        Vegeta laughed in spite of himself. "Idiot. Do you want Raditz?"

        A grunt. "Hai, I'd take him...but we all seem to be at cross purposes here."

        Vegeta stopped laughing. "Stay away from Kakarot unless I permit it."

        Nappa licked his lips. "When he pack bonds with us it won't matter."

        "Anything goes during jungle run, but he is still mine to claim."

        A pause. "Vegeta...you don't suppose Raditz is trying to mark him?"

        "His own brother? Hn!"

        "It wouldn't surprise me."

        "Our circumstances are unusual since only we four are left..."

        "Everyone can't have Kakarot!"

        Vegeta smiled a wicked gleam. "Only if I say so."

        ****

        The two brothers stretched languidly along the stream, shaking wet masses of hair
        clear of water. Goku yawned, sidling alongside Raditz.

        "How can you stand all that hair? I'm surprised no one grabs it when you fight."

        "They have" Raditz admitted. "Fortunately I overpower most of my enemies, so they
        never get the chance twice."

        "Do you ever cut it back some?"

        "Periodically. But as you yourself know, our hair grows incredibly fast."

        Goku grinned, pointing at his head. "Hai, Chi Chi always tells me cutting this stuff is
        hopeless. Gohan's hair holds a style better."

        "He's half human. Sit up a minute."

        "What are you going to do?"

        Raditz motioned him to move. "Stop asking so many questions, Kakarot."

        Goku shrugged, sidling in front. Practiced fingers massaged his scalp through the thick
        mop, meticulously picking through the coarse strands. Goku felt oddly relaxed, his
        eyes closing. Skilled hands lifted the dark shocks and ruffled them before separating
        each strand once more. Goku lost track of the time, a low purr rolling from his throat.

        "That feels really good, Raditz."

        The rubbing never seemed to end. Goku nearly fell asleep sitting up.

        "Your turn, Kakarot" Raditz finally said.

        Goku blinked blearily. "Hn?"

        Raditz moved away and turned his back. "Now you."

        "Oh, I get it" they reversed positions. Goku combed fingers through the impossible
        mane, unraveling the tangled black locks one by one.

        "This is surprisingly easy" Goku commented, taking his time. "I'm surprised Chi Chi
        complains so much about my hair."

        Raditz purred gently, looping his tail around them both. "Yessss....humans don't
        groom, so I'm told."

        "I like rubbing her hair, but she gets pissed off when I do it."

        Raditz arched back. "Human behavior baffles me."

        "They go to parlors to have their hair cut or dyed..."

        "Odd creatures."

        Goku continued picking. "Hn, you have flower petals here..."

        "You're silly, Kakarot..."

        "No, really. All this hair picks up a lot of stuff. Sticks, leaves..."

        "Then I'll rely on you to look my best."

        Goku laughed freely. "It's amazing that this feels so nice...natural. Everyone seems to
        make a big deal out of me rubbing their hair."

        "Your friends get pissed too, eh?"

        "To put it mildly. One time I rubbed Bulma's hair and she slapped me. Said I messed
        up her style."

        "Bulma? Oh yes, the blue haired woman Vegeta spoke of that took him in once."

        Goku was still picking through jet black locks. "I'm surprised this seems so easy. With
        all your hair I wasn't sure."

        Raditz closed his eyes. "It's no surprise to me. Grooming is normal for our kind.
        We're monkeys, ne?" he snickered at his own joke.

        "I'm glad for this information, Raditz. Now I don't feel so strange and out of place."

        "Understandable...you were an alien raised as a native, so confusion was bound to
        happen. Saiyan instinct tends to override cultural patterns."

        "So saiyan society was flexible to accomodate those instincts?"

        "Hai, definitely...rut season, oozaru are all legally recognized."

        Goku paused in his attentions. "I've never rutted, Raditz."

        "You didn't have your tail as an adult. Those hormones aren't triggered without it."

        "Oh."

        "How's your back?"

        "Still somewhat itchy, but managable. The cool water helped."

        "Good" Raditz turned to face him. "Join us during jungle run, Kakarot."

        Goku spluttered. "What in Kami's name is 'jungle run'?'"

        "A celebration of everything saiyan-"

        "I don't like where this is going..."

        "On the contrary, you'll have the time of your life."

        "Sounds illegal and immoral."

        "Ha! Who cares...we aren't of this world."

        Goku shook his head. "Or any other!"

        Raditz looked into his eyes. "Join us" he repeated. "You won't be disappointed."

        The younger saiyan appeared cautious. "I'll have to think about it, Raditz. This is
        uncharted territory for me."

        "No saiyan fears a challenge, and your blood boils."

        "How do you know that?"

        "I can feel it, Kakarot. We share a bond, remember?"

        Goku tested it. /I remember./ "Is it the same as this pack bond you mentioned?"

        "Similar, but there are differences. Pack bonds are formed from those not necessarily
        related, but extended family by choice. Blood bonds are instinctual and life long."

        "What about mates?"

        "They form a love bond based on mutual harmony and affection."

        "They call it marriage here."

        "Do you love the ningen, Kakarot?"

        "Yes, I think so..."

        "You think so!"

        "I love her gently, Raditz. She keeps an excellent home and loves our son."

        "These humans...can they form mind links?"

        "No, they aren't telepathic."

        Raditz let out a deep breath. "Huuhhh...not good for a saiyan. You have little in
        common, true?"

        "How'd you know?!"

        A nod. "It makes sense...without a bond the connection can never be true for our
        kind."

        "It seems to work here."

        "You aren't human, I tell you! If Chi Chi were saiyan, you'd know the difference!"

        Anger sparked in the dark eyes. "I've done well enough, all things considered!"

        A broad hand clasped his shoulder. "I'm not condemning you, brother. You've done
        remarkably well considering the circumstances. A weaker saiyan would not have
        survived here."

        Goku snorted. "Funny, considering how I was called a third class 'weakling' baby!"

        "You have much resentment, well justified. But that's in the past. Father would be so
        proud of you now."

        Goku sighed. "I hope so. I haven't made a very good saiyan at times."

        "I watched you from the afterlife. You were trained by King Kai himself?"

        "Hai. He's a very generous person."

        "And smart. He no doubt realized your assets early. With power such as yours I dare
        say you'd be a worse threat to the universe than Frieza and Coola combined, not to
        mention that bizarre creature named Cell."

        "You give me too much credit."

        "No. Perhaps we could train. With any luck I could be a super saiyan, hn?"

        "All that hair wouldn't stand up. You'd collapse!"

        Raditz embraced him in laughter. "No wonder I love you again!"

        ****