Quest
Sequel to Maintaining
By Pixelgoddess

Summary: Maintaining sequel. Frieza has caused some incredible issues for the Saiyans to overcome, but they are trying. What will it take for them to finally become mates? Yaoi, Yuri. Goku x Vegeta, Chichi x Rezu (OC)
Disclaimer: If I owned it, don't you think there would have been more decent girls to write about?
Warnings: *snickers* Whaddya got? Sex. Rape and it's aftermath. Violence. Bad words. Gay marriage. Krillin-bashing. Dyke Chichi. Straight Gohan. Confused Dende. Smart-ass Piccolo. I think that covers it - for now.
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Chapter 21 - Caught

"What brings you here, Short Shit?" Piccolo asked as Vegeta landed at The Lookout.

Vegeta resisted the urge to smirk. He was so going to kick the Namek's ass - he just needed to wait for the proper moment. "I'm here to see the brat. I wanted to know if he learned anything about mating yet."

Piccolo frowned. "I don't think so. You can't see him now anyway - he's got that Carmen girl in his room with him."

"Really?" he said, an evil grin crossing his face. "So why aren't you watching them, too?"

"Why in the hell would I-?" Piccolo exclaimed. He looked at Vegeta before sighing. "Fuck."

"Yes - that is what we were doing - although Kakorr wouldn't call it that." He smirked as the Namek turned purple. Even though Piccolo tried to hide it, he had noticed his ki nearby when he and Kakorr were making love.

Piccolo opened his mouth to say something before snapping it closed and scowling.

"I'm kind of surprised after all of your whining and moaning - I never figured you to be a Peeping Elf." Vegeta dug out one of his most evil laughs. Oh, he was going to enjoy giving the Namek shit over this - maybe even make him a little worried.

"Go to hell," the Namek said, turning away.

"Been there. I'm back," he grinned.

"Asshole," Piccolo muttered.

He frowned. This had to be the bond or something - there was no way he would be more concerned about his friend's strange behavior than pissed. "Why?" he asked, some of his urge to torment fading.

"None of your damn business."

Why was Piccolo still acting like he was hiding something? He had been caught. He had expected him to give him a hard time in return so they could spend some time in a friendly argument. The Namek wasn't cooperating.

"You were spying on us, and now you try to tell me it isn't my business?"

"If it bothered you so much why didn't you stop me, Shorty?" Piccolo demanded, turning back around.

He crossed his arms and grinned, tail swaying lazily. "You have no idea how close I came to blasting you out of the sky. But I didn't because I actually consider you a friend. That and the fact you are too weak to be a threat to my future mate." He loved the expressions that crossed the Namek's face - how was it possible to blush and glare at him at the same time?

"You asked him? What did he say?"

He chuckled. "What in the hell did you think he would say? Yes, of course. You showed up in time for the post-proposal sex. Now quit avoiding the question, Elf-boy. Why?"

A strange look crossed the Namek's face before he turned and began to walk away. Vegeta frowned. Why did he even give a damn? He wasn't happy about being watched, but this was so unlike his friend. He wondered if this was how Kakorr felt all of the time - picking up hints of feeling from others... What in the hell was bugging Piccolo? He reached out and clamped a hand around the Namek's wrist.

"Let go, Shorty," Piccolo demanded, testing his hold. "Unless you are planning on hitting me."

Vegeta scowled. Why was he even trying to understand the Namek's thinking? Why didn't he just punch him for being a nosy bastard and just get it over with? Why did he even care?

"Fine," he finally said, releasing his grip. "I don't even know why I give a damn about you anyway." He walked to the edge of The Lookout and sat with his feet dangling over the side.

Piccolo stopped and looked at him, surprised. He was surprised himself - was it possible this concern was his own and not because of the bond? He and the Namek harped on each other, but it was always in fun - this reaction of his wasn't like him.

"Vegeta..." Piccolo said hesitantly. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't-"

Vegeta shrugged. "Doesn't really matter. I should be used to not having any privacy."

Piccolo sat beside him. "You know - if you two keep having sex outdoors, someone else will see you," he said wryly.

"Halfway around the planet? On a cliff in the middle of nowhere? The only way to reach it is by flying. Only you or one of those idiot Z fighters would be able to find us."

"Or Gohan."

Vegeta grinned. "Scar the boy for life, probably."

Piccolo chuckled. "You should have heard him after he saw you two together when you got burned so badly. Took him a week to get over it."

While they sat in silence Vegeta created a tiny ball of ki and tested his control by passing it over each fingertip.

Piccolo watched him for a minute then tried to copy him. He did fine the first few passes, until Vegeta smirked and sent his own ki ball to ram the Namek's. There was a burst of light and Piccolo growled in annoyance.

"Bastard."

"Yep." He took a deep breath and stretched. "Is the brat really having sex with that ningen girl?"

"Yeah," Piccolo sighed. "I think she actually got him to go to a club with her. He wore the damndest clothes - black and red and shitloads of metal and buckles."

"So is the kid an unusual case or something? Sex after heat?" He was curious how the Namek would react to the question - there was a good chance it would end this conversation entirely.

"No."

Vegeta waited - Piccolo was silent for a full minute, thinking. He frowned and continued. "Turns out I did the right thing for the brat without knowing it - although it would have been nice if the idiots in my head had told me."

"How so?"

"When I shoved him in with Gohan and Videl...Nail says they acted as heat partners..."

"Fuck buddies-" Vegeta grinned. He was pleased the Namek was speaking to him. When he started his questioning he hadn't taken into account that Piccolo was just as prickly about this shit as he used to be. Maybe he could help after all.

"Whatever," Piccolo shrugged. "Apparently on Namek they have people who help with it. Make sure heat is a good experience. As a result...the kid is normal."

"That's normal?" Vegeta chuckled.

"Well...close enough."

Vegeta looked at his friend. Piccolo's head was down and he swore if the Namek had a tail it would be twitching.

"Who helped you?" he finally asked. He had never thought about whom his friend would have chosen. Hell, he couldn't even imagine the Greenbean having sex.

Piccolo scowled. "No one."

"So what did you do?"

"Suffered, mostly."

Vegeta let out a breath. "There was no one to-"

"-Fuck? No," Piccolo said bitterly. "I was alone, in the middle of nowhere, training to kill Goku. Then the damn heat shit started. I had absolutely no idea what was happening to me."

"That sucks," Vegeta said. At least he had Radditz to help and explain things to him. He wasn't sure if Piccolo even knew of Kami's existence at the time, but it was a good bet even if he did they didn't communicate.

"Nothing worked - nothing was enough. Everything hurt and it got worse every day. I think I was nearly insane before it finally ended."

Vegeta didn't say anything. This had to be the bond - he could actual feel the Namek's pain. How did Kakorr deal with this all of the time?

"I swear, Vegeta - if you give me crap about this..."

"You have my word." There was no way he would torment his friend over something so obviously painful. He had never given Vegeta a hard time over what he had learned while in his mind - he owed him the same consideration. The Namek might piss and moan about crap like Gotenks, but this was different. He doubted Piccolo had ever said anything about it before - even to Kami or Nail.

Piccolo sighed. "I know I shouldn't have watched..."

"Why did you?" He hesitated. "You're not...interested...in Kakorr or I, are you?"

"What?!" Piccolo said, shocked. "Hell no! Why in the hell would I be interested in a hairy monkey?"

"Because we are stunningly sexy?"

"Maybe to another monkey - not to me," Piccolo laughed.

Vegeta smirked, inwardly relieved. It would have made things awkward, especially since his and Kakorr's bond and future mating would not allow for another partner. "So why?"

Piccolo frowned. "I swear to god, Vegeta, if you..." He sighed. "I was... curious, okay?"

Vegeta just looked at him. He wasn't sure why he didn't feel the urge to laugh. Anyone else, he would have given them crap forever. But his friend...how was it he was actually concerned about someone who wasn't Kakorr? His friend was unhappy - and if he gave him a hard time about this it would damage their relationship. "You're not really asexual, are you?"

"Hell...I don't know anymore. I really thought I was. I didn't care before - didn't even think about it."

Vegeta made a wry grin. "Not thinking about sex? Is that even possible?"

Piccolo made an amused grunt. "You have to admit - I do meditate a hell of a lot."

"That isn't working anymore?"

"Not enough. When Dende started his heat... it was more annoying than anything. It seemed to trigger some memories I had locked away - but I could control them. It wasn't anything I hadn't dealt with before." Piccolo blushed. "Then when you and Goku... Nail wouldn't shut up about it..."

"He - Nail - doesn't know?"

"He does now - the nosy bastard has been listening."

"I always wondered how that worked."

"I got their power, but unless I give them access to my mind they only know what I tell them. They can hear my conversations if they want to."

"So maybe he will leave you alone now."

"I doubt it - he'll probably be even more of a pain in the ass."

The silence stretched on for minutes, Vegeta not really sure what to say or do. Kakorr would have known, but this was new for him.

"Does this mean you're thinking about-?"

"No!" Piccolo said before faltering and blushing. "Maybe. I don't know. I'm just..."

"Confused."

"Yeah."

"Anyone in particular?"

"No. That's just it. Even if..."

"Gohan?"

"Hell no! He's like, he's like a son," Piccolo protested. "Besides...he's got too much hair." He blushed again as he realized he had said that out loud.

Vegeta fought not to laugh as a smart-ass comment flashed through his mind.

Piccolo grinned at him. "Go ahead - you've behaved yourself so far."

He smirked. "So you like to look at the bald midget monk?"

"Asshole."

TBC