Killer King, Beauty Queen

86

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"Are you sure you don't want to go train with Goku?" I ask Vegeta as he rubs at my feet while we lounge in the garden.

"Yes, I'm fine. You're the important one right now. You heard your doctor; you're supposed to be on bedrest." Vegeta expressed, thumbs digging deep into the sore parts in the instep of my foot. I sigh happily and stretch my toes towards him in an attempt to get more of the feeling. "And the baby is small..." He murmured after a moment.

I smile lopsidedly and sigh through my nose. "Relax, will you? The doctor says he's healthy, I'm like, only two weeks after my due date, and-" I suck in a breath when I realize my mistake. Vegeta stares at me for a long time, suddenly softer than usual. "Oops, sorry, I was trying to keep it a secret. I think I just wasted a whole party."

Vegeta presses his palms to my belly and stares at it hard. "You're a boy, so grow a little, will you?" He orders to my belly. There's a jolt against my belly.

"I think he's mad at you now," I comment as I rub at the spot he's kicked at. "If he has your attitude, I'm going to kick your butt."

"Yeah, yeah- you secretly love the kids acting like me." Vegeta retorts nonchalantly as he lays on his side besides me, absently rubbing at my belly.

"It's not like I hate it, but I've got four kids who look like I've insulted their ancestors when I tell them to eat their veggies." I express. I feel a pang of hunger. "Ooh, I'm feeling pizza. D'you want a few?"

Vegeta snorts at me. "Just give me the card and I'll go pick them up, don't you dare move from this spot, understand?"

I nod eagerly and curl my legs up a bit as he walks into the house, my wallet in hand. "Extra mushrooms!"

"You get heartburn when you eat mushrooms." Vegeta called out nonchalantly before the door shuts. I huff irritably in response. He's back not even ten minutes later.

"How'd you do that so fast?" I ask curiously.

"My wife is pregnant; I'm not letting her sit around without something to eat for long." Vegeta retorts as he plops a pizza on the table next to me and serves me.

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I hear Vegeta shout irritably when I'm in the staff kitchen at the office. I'd all but begged to go, so naturally, he would only oblige if I moved slowly and wore the comfiest shoes I owned. I walk out into the lobby with the box of cereal I'd opened up and peered at the scene. It's Goku and Goten with a bag from my favorite sweet shop getting yelled at by Vegeta for coming unannounced. "Oh, before I forget-" I call out through my cereal. "Goten, Chi-Chi called, and she said she couldn't stop your father, but she insisted that you stay with me." I mention as I waddle towards the lobby. Goten just whines unhappily. Vegeta rounds the counter frantically.

"Will you stop sneaking that sugary crap!" Vegeta ordered as he snagged the box from my hands.

I ignore him and peer at the bag in Goku's hands. "Are those for me~" I chirp happily. "Honestly, you are so super sweet to me! I thought you'd forgotten about the baby shower!"

"You shower with babies?" Goku asked.

"No, dingus, it's for the baby I'm going to have." I retort impishly, moving around the counter to talk to him better.

"Whoa! Mara! Someone's been hittin' the buffets!" Goku beamed.

"I'M PREGNANT, YOU IDIOT!" I shout at him.