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A small jolt to your bed woke you from your slumber. Blinking sleepily as you came to you became aware of your surroundings. A pair of muscular arms were wound around you securing you in the warm embrace of your husband. In an attempt to snuggle up more with your husband you rolled gently to your other side, trying desperately not to rouse him. In his sleep Vegeta instinctively rolled on to his back, arm still trapped beneath your head. Seizing the opportunity to snuggle into your husband more you nestled your face into his chest, hand gently caressing his other pec.
Sleep softened Vegeta’s face when he shed the burden of kingship in moments like these. You admired your husband, he was strong and unwavering in the face of challenge. You only wished that his rule had not been clouded by the enslavement of your people by Cold and now Frieza. The burden of placating the pink demon wore harshly on Vegeta as he attempted to protect your people. Frieza loved to humiliate your husband, to undermine his authority in front of other Saiyans. The stress wore on him, painted across his face in deep frown lines. His brown flame and kempt beard gave way to a streaky salt and pepper-ness that you knew was not just age. Yet Vegeta went on. Unbroken, unyielding.
“Go back to sleep woman, I can feel your staring” Vegeta’s gruff morning voice teased, lips pulling up at the edges in a slight smile. “I didn’t know it was a crime to admire my husband. After all he seems to enjoy it when our people look upon him with such admiration” you jested back snuggling down into his chest to hide your embarrassment at being caught. Vegeta let out a loud laugh before surprising you by turning onto his side and tugging you tightly into his embrace.
“How dare you mock the King of All Saiyans” Vegeta exclaimed in faux outrage. His fingers dug deep into your sides as he began to tickle you as punishment. His beard brushed up against your neck as you wriggled around trying to free yourself of his embrace. Once Vegeta was thoroughly satisfied that you’d suffered enough his arms were wrapped back around you. His lips found yours for a sweet kiss before he pulled back and kissed your forehead. “Let’s stay like this for a bit longer. I don’t have it in me to start the day yet” Vegeta mused caressing your cheek.
Just then you became aware of a small lump under the sheets worming its way up beside you. It bumped into you several times in its pursuit to reach the top of the sheets. Vegeta noticed your amusement perching up stealthily to see what was going on behind you. Spotting the lump in the sheets he snorted in amusement before settling back down. Stealthily you began to shift your body ever so slightly so you could grab the lump out from under the sheets. Whipping it into your chest and rolling back into your husbands awaiting arms, the lump let out a squeal of surprise followed by a series of giggles.
Pulling the sheets back you were met with the joy filled face of your giggling toddler. “I was so sneaky you and papa didn’t even know I was here” Vegeta giggled trapped in between the two of you. “I knew you were there the whole time, Vegeta. A mother knows everything” you teased your son. Your husband murmured in agreement, face betraying his amusement at the situation. “I think a punishment would be appropriate to teach him for his sneakiness. Wouldn’t you agree, dear?” the older Vegeta suggested, eyes sparkling with mischief.
Before you could even reply your husband was tickling your toddler. Vegeta’s small limbs thrashed around as he giggled in delight at his fathers attention. In a world as harsh as yours, It was moments of joy like these that made fighting on worth it.