Passionate Love

Story

A.N: Here's a Valentines Day present for you guys!

Goku took a deep breath as he looked at himself in the mirror.

Loose and open gold cuff hung on his wrists while a pair of closed ones hugged his upper arms. His tail swished behind him nervously making the ruby and diamond stones chime. A chain of jewels wound around his tail in a spiral along the fur from a ring on the middle of his tail to the tip. His bonding necklace hung from a golden chain, and he lifted a hand to hold the blue stone to comfort and steady himself. His eyes drifted up to the new circlet with a large ruby in the center along with a smaller pair with one on each side.

The beta blushed as his gaze moved down to see the sheer crimson cloth with jewels hanging from the edge wrap around his hips. It was tied into a knot on his left side while the right side was covered diagonally to the top of his knee. An anklet with rubies and diamonds sparkled in the light around his left ankle finishing off the look.

Goku took another breath to steady himself as he waited for Vegeta to finish up. They had hosted a dinner with some diplomats that had met with King Vegeta while he was on his trip, and the beta had excused himself early to set up this surprise for his mate.

It was the first time outside of a heat or preheat that the beta wanted to initiate intimacy, and he was understandably nervous.

"Maybe I should put something else on?" His fingers brushed over the sheer cloth around his hips. Small gems on the edge of the fabric make a tinkling sound as the fabric moved. The wrap was usually worn over something else, but Goku thought it would be an interesting touch to his outfit. That and he felt more comfortable with some type of clothing on.

"Stop it." He firmly told himself as he met his eyes in the mirror. "This is fine. Geta will love it."

This was the third time so far that his anxiousness tried to get him to back out, but he was determined to see this through. Several couples he spoke with in the year since his kidnapping, and one very long awkward talk with Bulma, informed him that this was healthy and normal, and Goku didn't want fear to rule over him anymore. He trusted Geta, he really did, he just needed to hear it from someone outside their relationship.

He heard the door to their chambers open, and he tried to smile encouragingly to himself.

"Show time."

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"Karo, I'm back." The saiyan prince called out before letting out a sigh. He started to disrobe immediately once he was sure the doors were locked. "I still can't believe that these people want to trade for our sand. I don't know how father managed that."

Once he was standing in his black loose pants he let out another sigh, one that held relief. Another thing he was having trouble with, other than the long hours of work, was the sheer amount of finery he was forced to wear to these functions. While he didn't mind some of his pieces, his formal royal wear was a bit excessive, even for him. It didn't surprise him that Kakarot had left early with how uncomfortable his own outfit made him.

He frowned as he realized that his mate hadn't responded to him, and he walked towards the closed door of their bed chambers.

"Karo?"

"I'm fine!" The beta called out. The strange tone made the prince pause in his steps. "Actually...could you help me with something? The door's unlocked."

Now Vegeta was beginning to get suspicious. The beta sounded really off, and it made the older saiyan slightly concerned.

"What do you need help...?" His words died off as he walked inside their bedroom. The wonderful sight before him made his mouth go dry and his eyes widen.