Greetings DBZ/Tunkten/Yaoi fans. The names Raptor565 and, to be completely honest, this story marks a number of 1sts for me. This is my first DBZ fic, my first Trunkten, and perhaps most unusually, my first yaoi story. So in a fashion this is somewhat of a test for me. IF I COULD PLEASE IMPLORE YOU TO REVIEW. In case you can't tell, as far as this story goes, I'm in desperate need of reviews. I even broke a rule of mine and turned on anonymous reviews. So please review… pretty please?

Timeline: Two years after Buu. Goten is 9 and Trunks is 10.

Inspiring Quote: "Life Really Is Simple, But We Insist On Making It Complicated" - Confucius

Disclaimer: Checks Wallet. Moths Still There? Check. I Still Don't Own Anything.

Summary: All Goten wants is a very simple thing. However this simple thing seems absurdly out of reach. What's a young Demi-Saiyan to do? Improvise.

Overthinking It

Goten was, in a word, frustrated. Ironically there was absolutely nothing to be even slightly irritated at. Goten's day, along with his evening, had been particularly flawless. His best friend Trunks had arrived in late morning where they promptly went into late afternoon doing anything and everything that came to their young demi-saiyan minds. Then they returned to Goten's house where they, along with his older brother and father, had been served one of his Mom's delicious dinners. After dinner Goten had come of the brilliant opinion that since he had started his day with Trunks, he should end the day with him too. Trunks had eagerly agreed and with much begging, along with promises of not staying up late and no loud noises, Goten had been granted permission to have his best friend stay the night with him. At the time it seemed like a great idea. After all Trunks was his best friend in the whole wide world right? And surely they would have just as much fun that night as they had in their day right?

Goten was starting to severely to regret his choice.

Not by anything Trunks was doing really. It just boiled down to Goten liking his best friend in a way that he really wasn't supposed too. And on this particular night either fate had it in for him or Trunks was aware of his "preferences" and found some kind of amusement in teasing him, because tonight Goten had it bad. Trunks had called the side of Goten's bed closest to the window, leaving Goten himself with the edge. Which didn't bother him in the slightest; the bed was plenty spacious, at least it hadn't until the full moon peaked out from behind the clouds. A particularly bright full moon, he might add, that streamed its light directly through the window and onto Trunks.

Now normally this wouldn't have bothered Goten at all, but it seemed fate had dealt Goten yet another cruel hand in this twisted joke. As night fell the mountains had become rather muggy. So rather than suffer through with pajamas Trunks had decided to keep it simple with nothing more than a pair of boxers. A rather small pair of boxers to say the least. And with Trunks not under the covers (also due to the heat) he had his entire body bathed in moonlight. Goten shuddered just thinking about it (he kept expecting the heavenly chorus to come down and sing 'Hallelujah" every time he took a look). With this realization cam a reminder that Goten hadn't snuck a glance at his bedmate in oh… 30 seconds.

Goten almost instinctively turned his head slightly to get a better view and lo and behold was the same angelic sight he had feasted on before (as long as he was able). Trunks was lying on his back looking up at Goten's ceiling with an almost smug look, even more evidence that Trunks was screwing with him. His cream colored skin looked particularly inviting, especially stretched taut over his well built body. The moonlight did wonders for his silky smooth lavender hair, bringing out some of the light blue strands he had inherited from his mother, putting Goten in mind of a beautiful ocean sunset. Trunks's stunning cyan blue eyes may have been focused on the ceiling but Goten could see a faint amused sparkle in those eyes of his that said quite plainly (to Goten's horror) that he knew his best friend was staring and he was also quite aware that Goten was enjoying the view. Everything about Trunks's appearance that night, from his too small boxers to his flirtatious smile, seemed to scream "come hither" to the poor conflicted demi-saiyan. It was taking every ounce of Goten's self control not to drool.

And then quite suddenly Goten's gaze was drawn, not to Trunk's muscles or his amazing eyes, but to his soft lips which were, at the present moment, drawn into a small, warm, but above all inviting smile. Unsurprisingly Goten found himself combating the desire to pounce on Trunks and kiss him until they both passed out from exhaustion. Then things started a little hazy for Goten. The more he stared at Trunks's lips, those perfect little lips, the more a strange desire erupted inside of him. He desperately wanted…NO desperately needed to kiss Trunks. Anyway he could. And before he could stop himself his desire drunk mind began concocting all sorts of schemes to win a kiss from the lavender haired prince, each one more absurd than the last. Goten shook his head in a vain attempt to ward off these visions of craziness before he decided that one of these harebrained schemes might actually be crazy enough to work. Goten decided that to break whatever transfixing spell Trunks had placed on him he had to simply look away. And look away he did.

And accidentally put one of his "harebrained schemes" in motion.

When Goten had looked away he had done so by moving his head on the quickest route; which happened to be over his left shoulder. Unfortunately by throwing his head so quick he didn't see the headboard coming. Goten's face collided solidly with the headboard, busting open his lower lip, and earning a whimper of pain from Goten. Trunks had heard the thud then Goten's whimper. He sat up immediately concerned.

"Chibi… what happened?" Trunks asked softly

Goten grumbled under his breath for a moment before replying "Accidentally my face on the headboard… busted my lip…."

"Oh…I'm sorry Chibi. Are you okay?" Real concern laced Trunks's voice. But there was something else hidden in the undercurrents. Trunks tried to hide it but he couldn't conceal the affection for Goten.

The words came out before Goten could even think about them. "Yeah…. But….. Could you kiss it to make it feel better?" Goten regretted the words the second they left his mouth. Way to go genius. Way to keep yourself under control.

Trunks didn't answer. He just stared blankly at Goten. Goten was sure his friend would hate him forever. Until Trunks did something very unexpected… He burst out laughing. And not quite giggles either, deep gut busting laughter so loud Goten was sure that it would wake up the whole house. Goten wanted to tell his friend to be quite but his embarrassment kept his mouth shut. Instead Goten threw himself, facedown, into his pillow and groaned. Great now Trunks was probably going to make fun of him forever. After about five minutes Trunks's laughter subsided into giggles and then stopped completely. Goten just kept moaning into the pillow, cursing his stupidity. So great was his anguish, Goten didn't even register that a small pair of hands had grabbed his shoulders until he was flipped over and found himself staring at Trunks's face which was about two inches from his own( not that he was complaining). Goten shut his eyes, not wanting to face his friend.

"Hey Chibi…." The warm teasing in Trunks's voice made him warily open his eyes. As soon as Goten was looking at his best friend he started to apologize. But was stopped when Trunks darted his head forward and caught Goten in a surprise kiss that cut his words short.

If Goten were to venture a guess he had to say that his eyes were probably as big as dinner plates. He tried to figure out why Trunks would do something like this when he suddenly realized he didn't care. Whether this was a trick, a dream or a gift from the Eternal Dragon himself, Goten swore he would enjoy this. Reaching up and grabbing Trunks's waits tightly he yanked Trunks down so their bodies were now pressed together. Trunks let out a small "hmmph" in surprise when Goten yanked him down, but he didn't break the kiss. Eventually Goten's surprise wore off and he closed his eyes and relaxed into the kiss.

After a couple minutes of just kissing, Goten felt Trunks licking his lips almost hesitantly, as if asking for permission. Goten obliged him by slightly opening his mouth. Completely without hesitation Trunks shot his tongue into Goten's mouth and began exploring its unknown confines. Goten responded by playing with Trunk's tongue with his own and, for a while, both boys were in a world of wet desire and complete bliss. However as they say, all good things must come to an end, so too must the kiss. It was Trunks who finally broke away. He didn't look embarrassed in the slightest. Quite the contrary that smug look had returned to his face as he looked down at his best friend. Goten could only gape in wonder. After a few minutes Trunks began to lean forward again and Goten was sure they were about to pick up where they left off, until Trunks's lips moved past his mouth and stopped at his ear.

"You know Chibi…." Trunks whispered softly into his ear, sending chills down Goten's spine. "If you wanted a kiss… all you had to do was ask"

Goten wanted to kick himself.

Raptor: Ugh. I'm not nearly as satisfied with this story as I thought I'd be. Well I left the ending open so if you want a sequel or another chapter that goes into a little more…"detail" feel free to tell me. I can do both. Review please.