Goku sighs, sniffing the air. "Oi, I'm hungry and whatever they are cooking I want it."
Vegeta flips a penny at Goku. "I dare you to stick that in a light socket."
Goku looks at Vegeta oddly. "But Vegeta, I can't do that."
Vegeta shrugs, "You'll survive. Your not human you know... we saiyans can take high voltage and still live. I dare you."
Goku smiles, "Naww, I don't think so. I've been struck by lighting before and it hurts..."
Vegeta chuckles, "Chicken."
Goku frowns, "Hey, I'm not a chicken!"
"Coulda fooled me," Vegeta replies with a slightly amuzed expression.
Goku takes the penny and stares hard at Vegeta. He grins, "Fine.. I'll do it."
Vegeta smirks, "Now where getting somewhere." He stands up and helps Goku over the side of the playpen. "Hurry before they see you." Heh heh, this'll be entertaining.
Goku stares at the penny and at the light socket ahead. Oi, I'm not going to like this, but I can't turn down a dare. Anyways, it doesn't hurt THAT much. I'll show Vegeta I'm no coward. A little electricity can't hurt anyone.
Vegeta glances at the kitchen then back at Goku who was making his way to the socket. He could barely stifle a laugh as Goku's hand hovered over the socket with the penny in his hand.
Chi Chi looks up from the table and screeches. "GOKU!"
Goku stops in mid stride and looks over at Chi Chi like as if he'd just been caught with his hand in the cookie jar. His eyes widen as Chi Chi made her way towards him, "But...but he dared me."
Bulma glares at Vegeta. "This was your idea wasn't it you little devil?"
Vegeta looks away from Bulma's stare. "Hmmph."
Bulma gets up and stops Chi Chi. "No, let him do it."
Chi Chi turns to Bulma with a horrified look on her face. "NANI?! You don't honestly think I'll allow my husband to electrify himself before his son and I?!"
Goten laughs from the table and nudges Trunks's side. "I did it once and moma got mad."
Trunks grins as he took another bite of his dinner.
Goku looks up at Chi Chi, penny still in hand.
Bulma smirks, "Go on."
Goku looks nervously at Vegeta and then at Chi Chi who stood paralized. "Um, okay." He proceeds to stick the penny in the socket and the lights dim and afterwards, Goku looks a little more than shocked, but fine. Goku coughs out a little smoke, his hair sticking up a little higher than usual.
Vegeta bursts out into a laughing fit. He could hardly contain himself.
Bulma chuckles, "Won't do that again will ya?"
Goku looks from Chi Chi to Bulma as his bottom lip trembled. He whimpers, the pain of the shock finally sinking in.
Vegeta holds back the tears of laughter and he looks up as Bulma picked him up. "Now that you've had your fun, it's time for you to have baby food."
Vegeta frowns, "Nani?"
Bulma smirks, "And your going to eat it too."
Chi Chi brings out a comb from nowhere, brushing Goku's hair back to the way it used to be as he clutched to her, enjoying her warmth.
Goku smiles, forgetting the pain and enjoying his mate's embrace. He snuggles his face into her shoulder and then his stomach growls. He wimpers, realizing how hungry he is.
Chi Chi laughs. "Come on, time for dinner."
Goku grins, hoping that he could eat what Goten was having, but to his dismay he was set into a high chair and a strange bowl of stuff was set before him.
Vegeta frowns, "You expect me to eat this shit?"
Bulma grins, "You can't eat solid food so you'll have to eat strained peas..."
Goku looks down at his bowl of orange stuff. He grimaces, prefering milk over this nasty smelling stuff.
Goku and Vegeta exchange glances.
Bulma takes the small spoon and scoops up some of the green stuff and proceeds to stuff it into Vegeta's mouth.
Vegeta's expression twists into one of digust. He spits it out onto Bulma's T shirt. "HELL! THIS SHIT IS AWFUL! I WANT REAL FOOD DAMNIT!"
Goku turns his head away from the spoonfull that Chi Chi had hovering in front of his face.
Trunks and Goten giggle to one another and finish their dinner in silence, then run upstairs to play games.
Chi Chi hands Goku the spoon. "Fine Goku sa, you can feed yourself."
Goku takes the spoon, scoops the orange goop up and grins. He flicks the spoonfull of stuff at Vegeta.
Vegeta feels something cold splat onto the side of his head. His eyes widen and he turns to Goku to find him laughing with the spoon in hand. "WHY YOU!"
Goku grins, "Pay back for the dare."
Vegeta turns to Bulma, giving her an agitated look.
Bulma giggles and Chi Chi stares at Goku with a displeased expression. "GOKU SA! Eat it, don't play with it!"
Goku laughs and takes a handful of food and throws it at Vegeta.
Vegeta is unable to turn away in time and receives a face full of strained carrots. Vegeta is so angry tears begin welling in his eyes, he begins to cry.
Goku laughs. "Ha ha."
Vegeta stops crying for a moment, flings a handful of strained peas at Goku before resuming his loud wailing.
Goku stops laughing and feels the cold substance land on his cheek. He frowns and takes his bowl and drops it upside down on Vegeta's head. "Take that!"
Bulma and Chi Chi back away.
"It's best if we leave them to settle their own wars," Bulma replies to an aggravated Chi Chi.
Vegeta throws his bowl at Goku. "You asshole! That shit is cold!"
Goku laughs out loud and takes the bowl from on top of his head, strained peas dripping down his hair. He takes another handful and leans over and shoves it into Vegeta's face. "Cry baby Vegeta..."
"I AM NOT A CRY BABY!," Vegeta screams as he threw a handful of carrot at Goku. "Can't I just have a decent meal for once?!"
Goku sighs, "Man, I almost forgot that I'm hungry." He looks up innocently at Chi Chi as strained peas and carrots dripped from his hair and face. "I want some real food."
Vegeta's tail bristles and he takes the bowl from his head and allows it to drop to the floor, making even more of a mess of carrots and peas on the floor. "I want real food damnit!"
Bulma laughs out loud at Goku and Vegeta's appearance. "Nobodie's eating till you two get a bath. Your both covered in carrots and peas. "Boy, that's the last time I try to feed any of you."
Goku and Vegeta glance at each other with miserable expressions.
Vegeta makes an attempt to swat at Goku. "It's your fault. You started it! Now I'm going to have to wait longer before I can eat!"
Goku takes some left over carrots and throws it at Vegeta. "Hey, I did it to get back. You dared me to stick that penny in the socket. Heh heh. Besides, I was bored and I wanted to have a little fun."
Chi Chi and Bulma lift their husbands up and carry them at arms length to the bathroom to get a bath.
Goku and Vegeta are stripped of their clothing and settled into a the warm water that was drawn moments earlier.
Both infants stare at each other before starting another water war.
Chi Chi sighs, "I can't wait till their back to normal. They usually settle their fights by sparring somewhere away from here."
Bulma nods, "But first, I need to get a picture." Bulma reaches into her pocket and takes out a small object. "Heeeey, Goku...oh Vegeta honey," Bulma calls in a sing song voice.
Goku and Vegeta look towards her and are blinded by a bright flash. Bulma grins, "For the memory book of pics."
Goku and Vegeta's eyes widen upon realizing that a picture of them nude had just been taken. Goku grins, finding it somewhat humerous while Vegeta looked away with flushed cheeks.
Vegeta frowns, I am so... humiliated...
Chi Chi lathers the soap in Goku's hair with a smile. "You'll have to give me a copy when you develope it."
Bulma nods, "I will."
Both women laugh.
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Bulma rocks Vegeta in her arms as she fed him a bottle of milk. He'd finally given in to his stomach once again and drank in silence as she held him closely to her. She smiles, finding this moment comforting. "You're so cute Vegeta... I'm glad to beable to see you this way. Even if you don't approve of it."
Vegeta responds with a light jerk of his tail as he leaned into Bulma's warm arms.
Bulma pulls the now empty bottle from Vegeta's mouth. "That was your fourth helping. Even for a baby, you eat quite a bit."
Vegeta looks up with a peaceful expression.
Bulma lifts him up into her arms and holds him, his head resting on her shoulder. "Do you need to burp Veggie?"
Vegeta wraps his tail around her waist and snuggles his face into the colar of her shirt. He then burps lightly before closing his eyes and drifting into slumber.
Bulma smiles sweetly. "You may be awful at times, but I'm glad your my husband. You have such a kinder side to you. I hope you don't mind that Chi Chi and Goku are staying another night. It's easier to take care of you both at the same time because tomarrow Gohan offered to go look for the rest of the dragonballs himself. "We'r going to make the wish tomarrow Vege-Chan. Finally, you'll be yourself and then perhaps we can... you know."
Vegeta smiles to himself, his tail tightening a little around her wrist.
Bulma sighs. "Sleep well Vegeta... You've had a busy day and you earned it." She lifts the camera to her face and taps the button. "This one will be my favorite. My sweet little Veggie sleeping." -Click-
To Be Continued...