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On Beerus's home planet, there were a pair of twins that wandered around the planet with nothing to really do. One served the aforementioned god, and the other had been forced to visit by her own destroyer, Champa, who naturally only came to be a pain in the ass to Beerus. The Angelic twins managed to convince Champa to allow time for themselves since they don't get to see each other often, but the elder of the two knew the time would be short-lived. She would hate to make her God so angry, especially if it disrupts his meal in any way, and to him, that was unbelievably easy to do. She had to be there for her lord hand and foot, even for something as simple as watching him eat. She could tell he would be bothered by her absence before she departed, but her brother remained indifferent.
"Whis...I cannot remain away for much longer. Lord Champa is likely growing impatient with my absence." Vados reminded her brother.
"Just a little bit more time, Vados." He assured her. "I'm sure Lord Beerus has already grown frustrated with mine and departed." Perfect.
Lately, she had grown more tired of Champa's demands and expressed her stress and ire to her brother, who could mostly relate. He decided on a good remedy for the negativity she was dealing with; something that only he had been able to see, as even he was barely allowed to. He could sense faint impatience within the being of his dearest twin sister, and at that, he chuckled.
"Are you ever going to tell me where we're going?" She inquired, indeed sounding a bit frustrated due to impatience.
"It's a surprise." He responded cheekily.
"Just why does this surprise require Lord Beerus to skip out on a brunch with Lord Champa?"
"You'll see. Your being will be relaxed in just a moment."
After a few more seconds, they arrived at a small little opening in the middle of the forest, far enough from anybody else and far enough for no one to hear.
"Why are we here?" Vados asked in a quiet voice. Whis gently placed a finger over his lips and ushered her to watch.
In the middle of the opening was Lord Beerus, right there just like Whis had predicted, holding his head in mild frustration.
"That fat bastard is the source of all of my migraines." He muttered, sitting down in the grass. "How was I unfortunate enough to be related to someone like that?"
'Lord Champa says the same thing on occasion.' Vados thought to herself.
After a few seconds, Beerus rose to his feet and stood in some sort of formation. His eyes were closed, his hands were at his side and he was standing straight up and perfectly still, like the way a soldier would be expected to stand in the presence of their general. Vados raised an eyebrow, while Whis simply smiled to himself, glancing back at her with a look that read for her to behold her eyes.
Suddenly, Beerus slowly began to move his arms in a calm and steady motion, his left leg soon following in pursuit. He moved around in the space in such a slow melody, impressively loose and fluid in the absence of music. Vados was a bit surprised, though she wasn't sure if he was doing some sort of calming exercise or trying to loosen his limbs.
Suddenly, he erupted. His movements greatly increased in pace, taking positions she didn't even know he could do, executing flips and rhythmic moves effortlessly, just letting himself free. As he did so, his facial expressions softened greatly, immediately calming his soul. He spun around in the dirt but avoided making any holes. He stood on the highest of his toe but avoided any pain. It was like the air was his partner. His guide. His music. He went with the flow, and he wasn't able to go wrong in any form. Vados stared in absolute awe while Whis continued to smile. He knew that his lord used his dancing abilities as a means of dealing with negative emotions, and he knew that he got better at it as time went on. He glanced back at his sister, who was taken aback at what she was witnessing. He let out a small chuckle as he continued to watch the mini performance. After performing a few more flips and spins and tricks that would make any earthling dancer cry, he finally concluded his session, much to the dismay of his secret audience.
He stood in his finishing position, breathing slightly heavily, before getting on his knees and staring at the ground passively. The area was quiet, the air was a slight whistle. Vados was mesmerized. This was the Lord Beerus that she knew of? The same cat that takes decades-long naps and eats like an underfed animal, the same feline who tended to act greedy, playful, and irrational could dance like that? This was the same Lord Beerus. The one who Champa always said, "sucked at his garbage dancing". Who else would have guessed that he, in actuality, knew how to expertly dance and be the only one who has been able to impress her in a very long time...She knew that Lord Champa had a bad habit of overexaggerating, but she would have never thought that in this case, it was to such a massive degree...
All was peaceful in the air, and the only noise to be made was the sound of leaves rustling as the winds blew through the trees...
That is until Whis stepped out of their hiding place.
"Bravo, Lord Beerus!" He clapped, startling the God of Destruction.
"What the hell- WHIS?!" He jumped up and faced him in mock anger. "You were watching me again?!"
"I wasn't the only one." He gestured for Vados to step out of the spot, and so she did, shocking Beerus further.
"Greetings..." Vados said, uncharacteristically quietly.
"Hi." He replied somewhat nonchalantly before quickly turning back to his attendant in his fit of embarrassment. "Whis, how many times do I have to tell you not to watch me dance away my frustrations?!"
"I couldn't help it, Lord Beerus!" He replied in a jokingly guilty tone. "Besides, it was for my sister this time. She's been dealing with similar frustrations, and I thought that watching you dance would aid her in maintaining a peace of mind." His explanation seemed to make Beerus' facial features soften temporarily, as the cat glanced at her for confirmation.
"And it did, right Vados?" Whis asked, also seeking said confirmation.
She nodded, which kept the God's gaze fixed on her. "That is correct. I'm feeling much better!" She replied in a genuinely relaxed and joyful tone, walking closer to the now slightly flustered cat. "Thank you, Lord Beerus."
Before he could say anything, she bent over and gave him a slight kiss on the cheek, which shocked him even more and earned a chuckle from Whis. "Awwwww! How adorable!" He said with delight. Rather than call him out, he muttered a soft "No problem" as he looked at the ground to futilely hide his blush. Vados chuckled at this.
"Shall we head back?" Whis inquired.
"Indeed we shall!" Vados cheerfully replied, walking ahead with her brother while Beerus reluctantly tagged along.
While they were heading back, Beerus kept a small distance between him and the conversing twins, who were laughing and giggling and, unbeknownst to him, stealing glances at him. He kept his head down as he walked, wondering about what had just happened. He danced his frustrations away, indirectly helped Vados with hers without even knowing it, and earned a kiss on the cheek from her. Seeing that he was more unfamiliar with romantic love than Whis, he didn't know how to properly take it, if there even was a proper way to take it. He helped her and earned a kiss. Isn't that how those earthlings said it usually goes? The hero helps the girl and gets a kiss as a reward? He wasn't so sure how he was the "hero" here, but it was the closest example to what had just occurred. However, in some cases, the hero kissed the girl back and, in other cases, they apparently...marry. He didn't even know how to marry, let alone what it meant to marry in Earth's culture, and he wasn't even sure if he should kiss her back. He remembered a conversation he and Whis had with Goku and Vegeta about these things and apparently it was required to kiss the girl in return. Vegeta, of course, scoffed at the nonsense and said a simple thank you would suffice. Honestly, he didn't know who to believe, but Vegeta would usually be more level-headed and rational.
Yet Goku has been right before...wait a minute, this is not what love is! Or is it? What a confusing emotion, and what would those two idiots know? If it were possible, he would destroy it! However, it's neither the time nor the place for that. Besides, if Goku and Vegeta have both been right before and what they proposed is proper and true...
Perhaps, he could do both.
And destroy them both along with Earth if this does not go well.
When they finally arrived, Champa was pissed, berating them with all kinds of insults. Rather than Beerus and Vados, Whis stepped up and promptly shut Champa up with a light tap to the face. As shocked as they both were, they were also relieved and found it quite funny. Unfortunately, it knocked him out, so Vados now had to deal with an even nastier attitude later. Fortunately, Whis once again volunteered to deal with it when he woke up.
As she was about to depart, Beerus had decided that he wanted to do it. He always took either Goku's advice or Vegeta's, well mainly Vegeta's, but what about both...?
It was now or probably never.
"Whis."
"Hm?" he looked at his lord.
"I'm gonna do something stupid." And with that, he stepped forward to Vados and tapped her shoulder gently. As soon as she turned around, he gently grabbed onto her arm, placed his hand on her other shoulder, and quickly kissed her on the lips.
Forget the cheek or the head or even her hand, the lips were indeed the go-to. Was the advice worth taking? He shall see.
Between Whis and Vados, the former was more surprised. Firstly, he never saw this side of Lord Beerus before. Not just a side that would kiss a woman, but the side that would show enough affection to want to kiss anyone, especially his sister. Second, the fact that he was kissing his sister was a major stunner. He often joked that Beerus had feelings for his sister, but those were jokes at the end of the day. He never would have guessed he actually liked her. Hell, neither would she. At the moment, both of them were trying to process what had just happened.
Beerus quickly stepped down and back away to behind Whis, who looked at him like he just spared a planet of dinosaurs, while Vados looked at them both with a visible blush on her cheeks. She gently placed her fingertips on her lips as a small smile formed. Unfortunately, Beerus was too busy cowering behind Whis to notice.
"Beerus," She said softly.
He reluctantly looked at her from behind Whis.
"Thank you." She said, warmly, before turning around and making her departure. In a flash of light, she and her unconscious God were gone. He looked up at the sky with a visible blush and a small smile on his face as he softly, yet more confidently said, "You're welcome, Vados."
Whis smiled at the scene as he walked closer to him. "I don't think that was stupid at all."
Beerus looked at him. "You know, I'm not even upset that you spied on me again. In fact, I should thank you."
"For what, my lord?" He inquired out of curiosity.
"For allowing me the chance to do something good." He said with a smile, looking back up at the sky.
"Oh, my lord," Whis spoke, placing a hand on his shoulder. "You've done good things before."
"I know...but because of this, I've been put in a situation where Goku and Vegeta's ridiculous stories actually make sense."
Whis raised a brow. "I beg your pardon?"
Beerus started explaining his thoughts and whatnot as they headed back to his castle, with Whis throwing in a laugh or two along the way, but Beerus once again let it slide. After all, today was a new experience. He not only got kissed by Vados, but he kissed her in return, and she didn't punish him for it. Perhaps there's more to Goku and Vegeta's stories than Beerus initially thought. Perhaps there's more to Vados's feelings than she initially let on, for she kept her blushing smile for a few days on end, and it tended to return every time she was in Beerus's presence, along with his blushing smile.
Perhaps this would be a thing now. A very accidental inside joke. Sounded good to Whis.